page_title: Pinyon–juniper woodland
hierarchical_section_title: Pinyon–juniper woodland
caption_attribution_description: English: View south towards Big Bald Mountain from White Pine County Route 6 ascending Overland Pass from the east
context_page_description: Pinyon–juniper woodland, also spelled piñon–juniper woodland, is a vegetation type of Western United States higher elevation deserts, characterized by being an open forest dominated by low, bushy, evergreen junipers, pinyon pines, and their associates which vary from region to region. The woodland's crown height may vary from less than 10 meters up to 15 meters, depending on the site. It may consist of pure stands of pinyon pine, or pure stands of juniper.
context_section_description: Pinyon–juniper woodland, also spelled piñon–juniper woodland, is a vegetation type (biome) of Western United States higher elevation deserts, characterized by being an open forest dominated by low, bushy, evergreen junipers (Juniperus osteosperma, Juniperus californica, Juniperus grandis), pinyon pines (Pinus monophylla, Pinus edulis), and their associates which vary from region to region. The woodland's crown height may vary from less than 10 meters up to 15 meters, depending on the site.  It may consist of pure stands of pinyon pine, or pure stands of juniper.
caption: Single-leaf pinyon–Utah juniper woodland in northeastern Nevada near Overland Pass at the south end of the Ruby Mountains
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