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Betula populifolia / Schizachyrium scoparium - Ionactis linariifolius Sparse Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Betula populifolia / Schizachyrium scoparium - Ionactis linariifolius Sparse Vegetation Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This inland sand barren community occurs in Kennebec County, Maine. One occurrence has been reported from Canterbury, New Hampshire. It occurs in inland areas where the soil is essentially pure shifting sand. Sands may form low shifting dunes or occur as a flat plain. In Maine, occurrences appear to be the result of land-use patterns that resulted in xeric sand barren associations nearly devoid of trees (e.g., overgrazing). The single New Hampshire example occurs on a 1.5 m to 1.8 m high point bar along the Merrimack River. The openness of this occurrence is presumably maintained by windblown shifting sand and intermittent flooding but the role of anthropogenic disturbance needs investigation. This community is primarily 90% sand with scattered vegetation. The characteristic species <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Betula populifolia, Ionactis linariifolius, Juncus greenei, Oenothera biennis, Pinus strobus</i> and <i>Quercus rubra</i> are shared between the New Hampshire site and most of the Maine sites. The Maine occurrences also contain <i>Populus tremuloides, Abies balsamea, Juniperus communis</i> and <i>Carex umbellata</i> with high frequency. The New Hampshire occurrence contains <i>Aristida basiramea, Digitaria cognata, Cyperus dentatus, Solidago bicolor, Dichanthelium clandestinum, Trichostema dichotomum</i> and <i>Bulbostylis capillaris</i>, none of which are reported in the other occurrences.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31412.CEGL006276 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684544 NatureServe Explorer   Common: Inland Sand Barrens   Translated: Gray Birch / Little Bluestem - Flaxleaf Whitetop Aster Sparse Vegetation   Scientific: Betula populifolia / Schizachyrium scoparium - Ionactis linariifolius Sparse Vegetation   Code: CEGL006276