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Quercus macrocarpa / Corylus americana - Amelanchier alnifolia Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus macrocarpa / Corylus americana - Amelanchier alnifolia Woodland
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This bur oak community type is found on widely scattered hillsides and ravine slopes in the northeastern Great Plains and possibly into the northern tallgrass prairie region of the United States and Canada, and scattered localities eastward. The tree canopy in this type is made up of <i>Quercus macrocarpa</i>. Less commonly, <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i> are present in the canopy. A layer of short shrubs is present, with <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Corylus</i> spp., and <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i> prevalent. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36711.CEGL000556
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: Bur Oak / Hazelnut Woodland
  Translated: Bur Oak / American Hazelnut - Saskatoon Serviceberry Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa / Corylus americana - Amelanchier alnifolia Woodland
  Code: CEGL000556
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687266 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo