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Juniperus horizontalis / Carex inops ssp. heliophila Dwarf-shrubland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Juniperus horizontalis / Carex inops ssp. heliophila Dwarf-shrubland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This creeping juniper community type is found in the northwestern Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on moderate to steep (35-80%) north-facing slopes. The soils are sandy loam. This community is dominated by the prostrate shrub Juniperus horizontalis. Other shrubs, such as Artemisia frigida and Symphoricarpos occidentalis, are often present but not abundant. Mid grasses, short grasses, and sedges are abundant, especially Carex inops ssp. heliophila but including Schizachyrium scoparium, Carex filifolia, Koeleria macrantha, and Elymus lanceolatus. Common forbs include Campanula rotundifolia, Thermopsis rhombifolia, Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (= Anemone patens), Galium boreale, and Dalea purpurea.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27408.JUNIPERUSHORIZO 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: Juniperus horizontalis Dwarf-shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Creeping Juniper / Sun Sedge Dwarf-shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690100 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001393   Scientific: Juniperus horizontalis / Carex inops ssp. heliophila Dwarf-shrubland   Common: Creeping Juniper / Sedge Dwarf-shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Juniperus horizontalis / Carex inops ssp. heliophila Dwarf-shrubland