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Rhus trilobata / Carex filifolia Shrub Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Rhus trilobata / Carex filifolia Shrub Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This shrub-steppe is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States. This community is dominated by herbaceous vegetation, overtopped by a shrub canopy of 10-25% cover (though a more dense shrub variant is possible). The tallest shrubs are typically 0.6 m tall. The most abundant shrub is <i>Rhus trilobata</i>, with lesser amounts of <i>Artemisia frigida, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Parthenocissus vitacea, Rosa arkansana, Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron rydbergii</i>. The most abundant herbaceous species is <i>Carex filifolia</i>, usually accompanied by <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Pascopyrum smithii, Schizachyrium scoparium, Koeleria macrantha, Muhlenbergia cuspidata</i>, and <i>Hesperostipa comata</i>. <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila</i> and <i>Elymus lanceolatus</i> are found in the shade of shrubs. Forbs have very low coverage. Common forbs include <i>Artemisia dracunculus, Echinacea angustifolia, Dalea purpurea</i>, and <i>Phlox andicola</i>. Stands occur on moderate to steep slopes on protected ridgetops and upper slopes of draws. The soil is sandy loam and fine sandy loams formed in Tertiary sandstone and colluvium.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30413-{9E2604D3-CB8B-452E-AC92-3297349F93AC} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 11
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 25-Oct-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Rhus trilobata / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex filifolia Shrub Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684486 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001504   Translated: Skunkbush Sumac / Threadleaf Sedge Shrub Grassland   Common: Skunkbush / Threadleaf Sedge Shrub Prairie   Scientific: Rhus trilobata / Carex filifolia Shrub Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Rhus trilobata / Carex filifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Rhus trilobata / Carex filifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL001504