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Juniperus horizontalis - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Juniperus communis Dune Dwarf-shrubland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Juniperus horizontalis - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Juniperus communis Dune Dwarf-shrubland
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Description: This dwarf-shrub dune community is found throughout the western Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands are found on flat-topped, windswept, stabilized dunes. The dwarf-shrubs form an open to closed mat layer. Dominant shrubs include <i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Juniperus communis</i>, and <i>Juniperus horizontalis</i>. <i>Hudsonia tomentosa</i> may also be present, along with a variety of other deciduous shrubs. <i>Ammophila breviligulata</i> and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> are among the herbaceous species found here. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36934.CEGL005064
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 Lakes Juniper Dune Shrubland
  Translated: Creeping Juniper - Kinnikinnick - Common Juniper Dune Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Juniperus horizontalis - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Juniperus communis Dune Dwarf-shrubland
  Code: CEGL005064
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689752 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo