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Populus tremuloides - Quercus macrocarpa - Salix spp. / Andropogon gerardii Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus tremuloides - Quercus macrocarpa - Salix spp. / Andropogon gerardii Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This aspen - oak brush prairie shrubland is found in the aspen parkland regions of the United States and Canada, specifically northwestern Minnesota and southeastern Manitoba. Stands occur on somewhat poorly drained to well-drained, sandy clay loam to loamy fine sandy soils. A sand and gravel subtype occurs on coarse-textured outwash deposits. These soils form in lake-washed glacial till or in sandy lacustrine deposits (of variable thickness) over till. Entisols are common; most soils are strongly calcareous. The vegetation is composed of various amounts of shrubs in a matrix of herbaceous prairie species. <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> and <i>Sporobolus heterolepis</i> are common throughout this community. On drier sites <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Koeleria macrantha</i> are also important, while on wetter sites <i>Spartina pectinata, Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa</i>, and <i>Muhlenbergia richardsonis</i> are codominants. The major shrub species are <i>Populus tremuloides, Salix</i> spp. (including <i>Salix humilis</i>), and <i>Quercus macrocarpa</i>. <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Amorpha canescens, Prunus pumila</i> and <i>Corylus</i> spp. are usually present. The brush layer is generally less than 2 m tall with a total cover of 30-50%. The dominant grasses of most sites are tall- or midgrasses. Fires are important to prevent conversion of this community to more wooded types.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31091-{13CBF9FA-BCB8-42F0-A737-6A4A51BA1D41} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 03-Mar-1994 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Andropogon gerardii - Sporobolus heterolepis - Muhlenbergia richardsonis Northern Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683851 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002182   Translated: Quaking Aspen - Bur Oak - Willow species / Big Bluestem Shrubland   Common: Northern Mesic Oak - Aspen Brush Prairie   Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Quercus macrocarpa - Salix spp. / Andropogon gerardii Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Populus tremuloides - Quercus macrocarpa - Salix spp. / Andropogon gerardii Shrubland (similar) Populus tremuloides - Quercus macrocarpa - Salix spp. / Andropogon gerardii Shrubland (similar) CEGL002182