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CEGL001722 Juniperus occidentalis / Artemisia tridentata - Purshia tridentata Wooded Grassland

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Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Western Juniper / Big Sagebrush - Antelope Bitterbrush Wooded Grassland

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Hierarchy Level:  Association

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Nations: US

States/Provinces:  CA?, OR




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

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Grank: G4Q

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Concept Author(s): Western Ecology Group

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  • Driscoll, R. S. 1964a. Vegetation-soil units in the central Oregon juniper zone. Research Paper PNW-19. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Portland, OR. 60 pp.
  • Driscoll, R. S. 1964b. A relict area in the central Oregon juniper zone. Ecology 45(2):345-353.
  • Kagan, J. S., J. A. Christy, M. P. Murray, and J. A. Titus. 2004. Classification of native vegetation of Oregon. January 2004. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Portland. 52 pp.
  • Segura-Bustamante, M. 1970. Ecology of bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC) in the Silver Lake Deer Winter Range, Oregon. Unpublished dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 342 pp.
  • Volland, L. A. 1976. Plant communities of the central Oregon pumice zone. USDA Forest Service R-6 Area Guide 4-2. Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 113 pp.
  • Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.