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Shepherdia argentea Wet Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Shepherdia argentea Wet Shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: The vegetation of this mesic shrubland alliance 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 coverage of the shrub layer. 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 alliance is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on stream terraces, rolling uplands, and badlands, and where moisture is more plentiful than on the surrounding landscape, such as in swales, ravines, near streams, and on northwest- to east-facing slopes. This community occurs in a predominantly prairie landscape as either narrow bands along streams or in small thickets. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38810-{1973ED75-C0DC-4B0D-AE0B-0C09D6E2A07A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899648 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3590
  Translated: Buffaloberry Wet Shrubland Alliance
  Common: Buffaloberry Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Shepherdia argentea Wet Shrubland Alliance