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CEGL005075 Prunus pumila - (Ptelea trifoliata) Dune Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sandcherry - (Common Hoptree) Dune Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Sandcherry Dune Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrub dune community is found on southern Great Lakes dunes or inland dune systems in the United States and Canada. Stands occur on stabilized foredunes. They are dominated by deciduous shrubs, with a relatively open canopy. Prunus pumila is a characteristic dominant, but Salix cordata, Salix myricoides, Physocarpus opulifolius, and Ptelea trifoliata may also be present. The ground layer may consist of open sand with sparse herbaceous vegetation. Herbaceous species include Ammophila breviligulata, Schizachyrium scoparium and others.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Stands of this type are often intermingled with open grassland-dominated parts of the dune. This type may be of limited spatial extent, and there is some concern about the practicality of tracking it on a dynamic dune system. Inland dunes along the Illinois River may contain this type (B. McClain pers. comm. 1996). Lake dunes covered by Juniperus horizontalis, Juniperus communis, and/or Arctostaphylos uva-ursi are placed in ~Juniperus horizontalis - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Juniperus communis Dune Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL005064)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by deciduous shrubs, with a relatively open canopy. Prunus pumila is a characteristic dominant, but Salix cordata, Salix myricoides, Physocarpus opulifolius, and Ptelea trifoliata may also be present. The ground layer may consist of open sand with sparse herbaceous vegetation. Herbaceous species include Ammophila breviligulata, Schizachyrium scoparium and others (Chapman et al. 1989, Bakowsky and Lee 1996).
Dynamics: Disturbances caused by lake storms can bury stands in sand.
Environmental Description: Stands occur on stabilized foredunes.
Geographic Range: This shrub dune community is found on southern Great Lakes dunes or inland dune systems in the United States and Canada, ranging from Wisconsin to Michigan and Ontario.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: IL, IN, MI, ON, WI
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2Q
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.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.d Creeping Juniper - American Beachgrass Coastal Dune & Grassland Group | G089 | 2.B.4.Na.2.d |
| Alliance | A3719 American Beachgrass - Juniper species Great Lakes Dune Grassland Alliance | A3719 | 2.B.4.Na.2.d |
| Association | CEGL005075 Sandcherry - (Common Hoptree) Dune Shrubland | CEGL005075 | 2.B.4.Na.2.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Prunus pumila - (Ptelea trifoliata) Dune Shrubland (Faber-Langendoen 2001) [Lake Dune Sand Cherry Subtype]
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