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Prunus virginiana - Symphoricarpos occidentalis - Amelanchier alnifolia Great Plains Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Prunus virginiana - Symphoricarpos occidentalis - Amelanchier alnifolia Great Plains Shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance is centered in the northern Great Plains with some occurrences in the western tallgrass prairie region. Shrubs generally 1-3 m tall form a canopy 25-100% cover. Stands tend to be small and distinct in a grass-dominated landscape of the Great Plains or Rocky Mountain foothills. Stands can be strongly dominated by one or two species or a more even mix. The most typical shrub species are <i>Prunus virginiana, Prunus americana, Amelanchier alnifolia</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i>. The herbaceous understory varies in inverse proportion to the amount of shrub canopy. In the Great Plains, a variety of tall, mid, and short grasses can occur with the shrubs, though mid grasses tend to be most common. <i>Pascopyrum smithii, Elymus lanceolatus</i>, and the exotics <i>Bromus inermis, Elymus repens</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i> are typical. These shrubland usually occur in swales, ravines, and floodplains. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39246-{02B27244-AA75-4D4D-8C9E-5C9D09A9ACE8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900087 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A4036
  Translated: Chokecherry - Western Snowberry - Saskatoon Serviceberry Great Plains Shrubland Alliance
  Common: Great Plains Chokecherry - Western Snowberry - Saskatoon Serviceberry Shrubland
  Scientific: Prunus virginiana - Symphoricarpos occidentalis - Amelanchier alnifolia Great Plains Shrubland Alliance