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CEGL002184 Betula occidentalis - Juniperus horizontalis / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Water Birch - Creeping Juniper / Prairie Sandreed Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Water Birch - Creeping Juniper / Prairie Sandreed Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This type is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Type has been described from Manitoba and North Dakota. More information is needed to clarify the concept of this type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada, particularly North Dakota and Manitoba.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: MB?, ND
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685291
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nb Central North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D023 | 2.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nb.4 Sand Bluestem - Prairie Sandreed - Sand Sagebrush Great Plains Sand Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M052 | 2.B.2.Nb.4 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.4.b Northern Great Plains Sand Grassland & Shrubland Group | G889 | 2.B.2.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A1540 Soapweed Yucca - Prairie Sandreed Sand Prairie Scrub Alliance | A1540 | 2.B.2.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL002184 Water Birch - Creeping Juniper / Prairie Sandreed Shrubland | CEGL002184 | 2.B.2.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Betula occidentalis - Juniperus horizontalis / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrubland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Greenall, J. A. 1996. Manitoba''s terrestrial plant communities. MS Report 96-02. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre, Winnipeg.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- NDNHI [North Dakota Natural Heritage Inventory]. 2018. Unpublished data. Vegetation classification of North Dakota. North Dakota Natural Heritage Inventory, North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department, Bismarck.