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Corylus americana - (Spiraea tomentosa, Malus ioensis) Shrubland Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Corylus americana - (Spiraea tomentosa, Malus ioensis) Shrubland Alliance Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This alliance is found in the glaciated midwestern United States. Shrubs 0.5-2 m tall, particularly Corylus americana, Cornus spp., Malus ioensis, and Spiraea tomentosa, are abundant. Scrubby Quercus velutina are also common. Herbaceous species are less well known but probably include typical tallgrass prairie species, such as Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Sorghastrum nutans. These barrens shrublands occurred on flat to gently rolling sites near prairie vegetation. Soils were typically fine-textured. Fires maintained the shrubby character of the alliance, and in its absence trees will dominate the vegetation.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19427.CORYLUSAMERICAN Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Corylus americana - (Spiraea tomentosa, Malus ioensis) Shrubland Alliance   Translated: American Hazelnut - (Steeplebush, Prairie Apple) Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124754 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.897