DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Juniperus flaccida | Drooping Juniper 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Drooping juniper occurs in the United States only in Big Bend National
Park, Brewster County, Texas [13].  The major portion of its range is in
Mexico and extends from Chihuahua and northeastern Sonora south to
Oaxaca and Guatemala [8,14].  It is the most common juniper in Mexico [10].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES33  Southwestern shrubsteppe
   FRES34  Chaparral - mountain shrub
   FRES35  Pinyon - juniper
   FRES40  Desert grasslands


STATES : 
     TX  MEXICO


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     BIBE


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
   13  Rocky Mountain Piedmont


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K031  Oak - juniper woodlands


SAF COVER TYPES : 
   241  Western live oak


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
In the United States, drooping juniper is scattered in grassland or
scrub communities. It is also scattered in woodlands with other tree
species including Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Mexican pinyon
(Pinus cembroides), Grave's oak (Quercus gravesii), gray oak (Q.
grisea), and alligator juniper (Juniperus deppeana) [19].

Related categories for Species: Juniperus flaccida | Drooping Juniper