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Quercus macrocarpa / Mixedgrass Sand Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus macrocarpa / Mixedgrass Sand Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This bur oak sand savanna is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on sandy lacustrine and glacial outwash deposits reworked by wind. Soils are infertile, sandy, and excessively well-drained. This community has a canopy consisting of open grown trees, predominantly Quercus macrocarpa. The understory is made up of graminoids and forbs with scattered shrubs. Common constituents of the understory include Andropogon gerardii, Hesperostipa spartea (= Stipa spartea), Carex pensylvanica, and Corylus spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23210.QUERCUSMACROCAR
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Bur Oak / Mixedgrass Sand Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
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  Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa / Mixedgrass Sand Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002162
  Common: Bur Oak Mixedgrass Sand Savanna
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus macrocarpa / Mixedgrass Sand Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation