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CEGL000712 Juniperus monosperma / Krascheninnikovia lanata Woodland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: One-seed Juniper / Winterfat Woodland

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: No Data Available

Diagnostic Characteristics: The soils are calcareous, and the plant association has Krascheninnikovia lanata present. The overstory consists of Juniperus monosperma.

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: No Data Available

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: No Data Available

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  This woodland occurs in localized settings (i.e., not extensive). It is found on valley plains from 1830 to 1980 m (6000-6500 feet) elevation. Soils are calcareous.
Geographic Range: This plant association is known from western and central New Mexico.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  AZ?, NM


Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4

Greasons: No Data Available
Type Name Database Code Classification Code
Class 1 Forest & Woodland Class C01 1
Subclass 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass S15 1.B
Formation 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation F008 1.B.2
Division 1.B.2.Nc Western North American Pinyon - Juniper Woodland & Scrub Division D010 1.B.2.Nc
Macrogroup 1.B.2.Nc.2 Two-needle Pinyon - One-seed Juniper Southern Rocky Mountain Woodland Macrogroup M897 1.B.2.Nc.2
Group 1.B.2.Nc.2.b One-seed Juniper Open Woodland Group G252 1.B.2.Nc.2.b
Alliance A3574 One-seed Juniper Shrubby Woodland Alliance A3574 1.B.2.Nc.2.b
Association CEGL000712 One-seed Juniper / Winterfat Woodland CEGL000712 1.B.2.Nc.2.b
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Juniperus monosperma / Ceratoides lanata Habitat Type (Larson and Moir 1987)
= Juniperus monosperma / Ceratoides lanata Habitat Type (Larson and Moir 1986)
= Juniperus monosperma / Krascheninnikovia lanata (Stuever and Hayden 1997b)
Concept Author(s): M.C. Stuever and J.S. Hayden (1997b)

Author of Description: M.C. Stuever and J.S. Hayden (1997b)

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 10-18-18
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  • USFS [U.S. Forest Service]. 1986. Forest and woodland habitat types (plant associations) of southern New Mexico and central Arizona (north of the Mogollon Rim). USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Albuquerque, NM. Second edition, 140 pp. plus insert.
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