An open woodland dominated by Juniperus occidentalis occidentalis with understory of Big Sagebrush Scrub (35210) or Subalpine Sagebrush Scrub (35220). Dense stocked stands often have grassy understories, while more open stands are more shrubby.
SITE FACTORS:
Typically deep or well-drained soils (with Artemisia tridentata understories) or shallow rocky, poorly drained soils (with Artemisia arbuscula understories). Often forms broad ecotones between Big Sagebrush Scrub (35210) at lower elevations or on drier or more poorly drained soils, and Eastside Ponderosa Pine Forest (84220) or Jeffery Pine Forest (85100) at higher elevations or on moister sites.
DISTRIBUTION:
From southern Washington and southwestern Idaho to the Modoc Plateau and Cascade Range in northern California.
UPDATE: 10/86
Source: Holland, 1986
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