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Betula occidentalis Shrubland Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Betula occidentalis Shrubland Alliance Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This alliance, found in the northern Great Plains, is a sandy shrubland in a prairie matrix. Vegetation cover is high but stands are not extensive. The vegetation is characterized by scattered or sometimes clumped shrubs with graminoids dominating the interstices. Betula occidentalis is the characteristic shrub, often accompanied by Juniperus horizontalis. Calamovilfa longifolia is often a dominant in the herbaceous stratum. Betula occidentalis achieves its maximum abundance on flat sandy soil.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20871.BETULAOCCIDENTA 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: Betula occidentalis Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Water Birch Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125727 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.914