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Quercus macrocarpa Northern Tallgrass Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus macrocarpa Northern Tallgrass Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This community type is found in the northern tallgrass prairie region of the upper midwestern United States and adjacent Canada. Stands occur on rolling to moderately sloping sites on glacial till or outwash. The soils range from clay loam to sandy loam. This community is characterized by scattered mature trees in a graminoid-dominated matrix. Quercus macrocarpa is the most abundant tree, although Populus tremuloides can be a common invader on northern sites. The herbaceous layer is dominated by Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, and Sporobolus heterolepis. Schizachyrium scoparium and Hesperostipa spartea (= Stipa spartea) are often found in drier areas and Panicum virgatum can be common in wetter patches. The shrub layer is variable and contains species such as Amelanchier spp., Corylus americana, Cornus foemina, Prunus virginiana, Salix humilis, and Symphoricarpos occidentalis. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18186.QUERCUSMACROCAR
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683172 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002158
  Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa Northern Tallgrass Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Northern Bur Oak Openings
  Translated: Bur Oak Northern Tallgrass Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus macrocarpa Northern Tallgrass Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation