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Hordeum jubatum Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Hordeum jubatum Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This foxtail barley community type is found in the northern and central Great Plains of the United States and Canada, ranging from South Dakota to Saskatchewan. Stands are found in lowlands with moderately to strongly saline or alkaline soils. The topography is flat, and the soils are often flooded or saturated in the spring. The vegetation is dominated by short and medium tall graminoids with a total vegetation cover of nearly 100%. Shrubs are usually absent. <i>Hordeum jubatum</i> dominates the community. Other common species in this community are <i>Elymus trachycaulus, Distichlis spicata, Pascopyrum smithii, Poa arida, Poa compressa</i>, and <i>Rumex crispus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36617.CEGL005286
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:   Translated: Foxtail Barley Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Hordeum jubatum Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005286
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.839373 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo