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

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This association is only known to occur at Bandelier National Monument in north-central New Mexico. The current description is based on data received from there and will be updated when additional inventory data are available. This lower-elevation semi-riparian association occurs between 1655 and 1880 m (5430-6170 feet) along canyon drainage bottoms adjacent to intermittent and perennial stream channels of moderate gradients (8-22%) or around springs or seeps. Solar exposures are low to moderate, and aspects are predominantly southeasterly (with occasional northerly exposure). Sites vary from boulder-strewn canyon bottoms, to gravelly and sandy washes with colluvial or alluvial substrates derived from basalt, andesite, and rhyolitic tuff. This short-statured coniferous woodland has a very open (10% cover) to closed canopy (85% cover) that is dominated by Juniperus monosperma. Occasional riparian trees are present but never dominant (e.g., Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Populus angustifolia, or introduced tree Elaeagnus angustifolia). This association is characteristically shrubby and dominated by Forestiera pubescens, which can be well-represented to abundant. Among the 18 other shrubs reported for the type, Fallugia paradoxa and Rhus trilobata are the most frequent and abundant. The herbaceous layer is highly variable in cover (3-80%) and species composition. Among the 66 species reported for the association are obligate wetland species (Eleocharis palustris, Polypogon viridis, Carex praegracilis, or Mimulus glabratus) and typical upland associates (Bouteloua gracilis, Poa fendleriana, or Sporobolus cryptandrus).

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

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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