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Rhus trilobata / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex filifolia Shrub Grassland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Rhus trilobata / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex filifolia Shrub Grassland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance is found in the northwestern Great Plains. Total vegetation cover is usually moderate and dominated by herbaceous species. Short shrubs (0.5-1 m tall) form an open canopy (usually 10-25% but sometimes more). Dominant herbaceous species usually include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Carex filifolia</i>. Other common species found in the shade of shrubs are <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila, Elymus lanceolatus, Hesperostipa comata, Koeleria macrantha</i>, and <i>Muhlenbergia cuspidata</i>. <i>Rhus trilobata</i> is the most common shrub by far with lesser amounts of <i>Artemisia frigida, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Rosa arkansana</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i>. The alliance is found on moderate to steep slopes. Soils are shallow and rocky and may be sandy loam, loamy sand, or loam. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38247-{21A2028E-E05C-47CF-902B-818635F54E0E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899150 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A1537
  Translated: Skunkbush Sumac / Little Bluestem - Threadleaf Sedge Shrub Grassland Alliance
  Common: Skunkbush Sumac / Little Bluestem - Threadleaf Sedge Shrub Grassland
  Scientific: Rhus trilobata / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex filifolia Shrub Grassland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Rhus trilobata Shrub Herbaceous Alliance
(similar) A.1537