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Corylus americana - Salix humilis / Schizachyrium scoparium Shrubland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Corylus americana - Salix humilis / Schizachyrium scoparium Shrubland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This hazelnut sand barrens type is found in the tallgrass prairie-forest border region of Illinois and Indiana in the United States. Stands occur on dune slopes and sandy ridges of glacial lakeplains. The vegetation may contain scattered grubs of Quercus velutina and copses of Sassafras albidum interspersed with sand prairie or sand barrens vegetation. Dominant species in the shrub layer include Corylus americana and Salix humilis. Dominant herbaceous species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans. Other characteristic species include Asclepias amplexicaulis, Lupinus perennis, Opuntia humifusa, Phlox bifida, and Staphylea trifolia. Open patches of sand may occur, and mosses and lichens may be common.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20866.CORYLUSAMERICAN Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Corylus americana - (Spiraea tomentosa, Malus ioensis) Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: American Hazelnut - Prairie Willow / Little Bluestem Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685284 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005072   Scientific: Corylus americana - Salix humilis / Schizachyrium scoparium Shrubland   Common: Hazelnut Sand Barrens (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Corylus americana - Salix humilis / Schizachyrium scoparium Shrubland