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Rhus trilobata Great Plains Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Rhus trilobata Great Plains Shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance has been identified in the northern panhandle of Texas and Oklahoma, but is likely more widespread in the southwestern Great Plains. There is a moderate short-shrub canopy dominated by <i>Rhus trilobata</i> with lesser amounts of <i>Dalea formosa, Mimosa borealis</i>, and <i>Yucca glauca</i>. North-facing slopes often have denser shrub cover. There are also scattered individuals of <i>Ptelea trifoliata</i> and shrubby <i>Celtis laevigata</i> scattered throughout. <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> dominate the moderate to dense herbaceous stratum. Many other herbaceous species, including <i>Andropogon gerardii, Bouteloua hirsuta, Erioneuron pilosum, Elymus canadensis, Eriogonum longifolium</i>, and <i>Tetraneuris scaposa</i>, can occur in this type, but none are abundant. This alliance occurs on steep talus slopes consisting of large and small boulders. Stands occur on north- and south-facing slopes and typically have loamy soils. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39248-{4886F2C6-61C7-48D9-9783-175B00A35BE1}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900089 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A4038
  Translated: Skunkbush Sumac Great Plains Shrubland Alliance
  Common: Great Plains Skunkbush Sumac Shrubland
  Scientific: Rhus trilobata Great Plains Shrubland Alliance