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CEGL004672 Juniperus ashei Ozark Clifftop Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ashe''s Juniper Ozark Clifftop Woodland
Colloquial Name: Ozark Ashe''s Juniper Clifftop Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes Juniperus ashei woodlands occurring on rimrock bluffs and cliffs composed of dolomite (or possibly limestone) in the Ozark Highlands of the United States. These woodlands generally have a pure Juniperus ashei canopy with little other associated vascular flora. Lichens may be abundant on rocks and covering the ground. These woodlands are less diverse than the mixed Juniperus ashei woodlands that occur as glade complexes on less extreme sites in the Ozarks.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Excellent examples of this community are known from the Ashe Juniper Natural Area (Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri). The type is also reported from Mayes County, Oklahoma. The distinction between this type, which is found in cliff habitats, and ~Juniperus ashei / Cotinus obovatus / Carex eburnea - Rudbeckia missouriensis Woodland (CEGL007833)$$, which is found in glade habitats, was agreed upon at an Ozarks-Ouachita Mountains region meeting (February 1997). These woodlands are less diverse than the mixed Juniperus ashei woodlands that occur as glade complexes on less extreme sites in the Ozarks. Field data and example locations are still needed to clarify their patterns, particularly in Missouri, where the need for this type is still under discussion (M. Leahy pers. comm. 1999, T. Nigh pers. comm. 1999). Very open examples of this type may also overlap with the sparse vegetation type ~Central Midwest-Interior Limestone - Dolostone Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation (CEGL002291)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: These woodlands generally have a pure Juniperus ashei canopy with little other associated vascular flora. Lichens may be abundant on rocks and covering the ground.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on rimrock bluffs and cliffs composed of dolomite (or possibly limestone) in the Ozark Highlands of the United States.
Geographic Range: This association includes Juniperus ashei woodlands occurring on rimrock bluffs and cliffs composed of dolomite (or possibly limestone) in the Ozark Highlands of the United States, ranging from Missouri to Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, MO, OK
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.e Chinquapin Oak - Shumard Oak - Blue Ash Forest & Woodland Group | G601 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3275 Ashe''s Juniper Ozark Woodland Alliance | A3275 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL004672 Ashe''s Juniper Ozark Clifftop Woodland | CEGL004672 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Juniperus ashei Ozark Clifftop Woodland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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- Nigh, Tim A. Personal communication. Ecologist, Missouri Conservation Commission, Jefferson City.
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