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Great Plains Riverine Gravel Flats Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Great Plains Riverine Gravel Flats Sparse Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This riverine gravel flats community is found in the central Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur along major rivers where gravel has been deposited on the first terraces of rivers. The substrate consists of a mixture of gravel and some sand, and soils are poorly developed or absent. Sites can occasionally be flooded in spring. Vegetation is sparse and often consists of nearly equal cover of annual grasses and annual or biennial forbs under 1 m tall. <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i> and <i>Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata</i> are conspicuous. In some sites, <i>Populus deltoides</i> may be scattered to woodland-like in structure. Shrubs are also scattered and uncommon, with <i>Amorpha fruticosa</i> the most frequent. Other herbaceous species that can occur include <i>Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Chamaesyce glyptosperma, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia, Froelichia gracilis, Helianthus petiolaris, Opuntia macrorhiza</i>, and <i>Triplasis purpurea</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.36611.CEGL005223 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:   Common: Great Plains Riverine Gravel Flats   Translated: Great Plains Riverine Gravel Flats Sparse Vegetation   Scientific: Great Plains Riverine Gravel Flats Sparse Vegetation   Code: CEGL005223   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683712 NatureServe Explorer