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Shepherdia argentea Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Shepherdia argentea Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This mesic buffaloberry shrubland is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada, and on the western slope of Colorado south to the Paunsaugunt Plateau, Utah. Stands occur on stream terraces, rolling uplands, and badlands, and where moisture is more plentiful than the surrounding landscape, such as in swales, ravines, near streams and ditches, and on northwest- to east-facing slopes. The vegetation is dominated by a moderate to dense canopy of medium-tall shrubs. The most abundant of these, <i>Shepherdia argentea</i>, is typically 1.5-3 m tall. Other common shrub species are <i>Juniperus horizontalis, Prunus virginiana, Ribes</i> spp., <i>Rhus aromatica, Rosa woodsii</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i>. Graminoids and forbs may have only half the cover of the shrub layer and are quite variable. Graminoids include <i>Poa pratensis, Pascopyrum smithii</i>, and <i>Bromus</i> spp. Common forbs are <i>Achillea millefolium, Artemisia ludoviciana</i>, and <i>Parietaria pensylvanica</i>. This community occurs in the landscape as either narrow bands along streams or in small thickets. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30037-{E12497B6-62CF-4706-9A96-669CBA8493F2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 15
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 24-Feb-2009 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683603 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001128
  Translated: Silver Buffaloberry Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Shepherdia argentea Wet Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001128
(similar) Shepherdia argentea Shrubland
(similar) Shepherdia argentea Shrubland