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Quercus macrocarpa / Corylus cornuta Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus macrocarpa / Corylus cornuta Woodland
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This bur oak / beaked hazelnut is found in the north-central Great Plains of the United States and possibly adjacent prairie provinces in Canada. Stands occur on level to gentle lower slopes of isolated buttes and hills. The soils are sandy loams, with pH 7.0-7.5. The overstory of this community is dominated by deciduous tree species, especially <i>Quercus macrocarpa</i>, but including <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Populus tremuloides</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. <i>Prunus virginiana</i> may be present in the tree subcanopy, while the shrub layer may contain species such as <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Corylus americana, Corylus cornuta</i>, and <i>Ribes missouriense</i>. The herbaceous contains species such as <i>Apocynum androsaemifolium, Aralia nudicaulis, Galium boreale</i>, and <i>Viola canadensis</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36710.CEGL002137
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: Northwestern Great Plains Bur Oak Woodland
  Translated: Bur Oak / Beaked Hazelnut Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa / Corylus cornuta Woodland
  Code: CEGL002137
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687579 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo