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Juniperus horizontalis - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Juniperus communis Dune Dwarf-shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus horizontalis - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Juniperus communis Dune Dwarf-shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33829-{80492D7F-7853-472F-BDDD-4A694812A815}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689752 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005064
  Translated: Creeping Juniper - Kinnikinnick - Common Juniper Dune Dwarf-shrubland
  Common: Great Lakes Juniper Dune Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Juniperus horizontalis - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Juniperus communis Dune Dwarf-shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Juniperus horizontalis - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Juniperus communis Dune Dwarf-shrubland
(similar) Juniperus horizontalis - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Juniperus communis Dune Dwarf-shrubland
(similar) CEGL005064