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A.918 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.918
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This shrub alliance is found in the northern Great Plains in a mixedgrass prairie matrix. It is dominated by mid to tall shrubs, especially ~Elaeagnus commutata$. ~Pascopyrum smithii$ is dominant in the herbaceous layer, typically accompanied by ~Koeleria macrantha, Schizachyrium scoparium$, and ~Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata)$. ~Elaeagnus commutata$ is most abundant on flat sandy sites in southern Saskatchewan. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2542.A918
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.B.2.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: ELAEAGNUS COMMUTATA SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.918
  Common: American Silverberry Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Elaeagnus commutata Shrubland Alliance