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Shoreline Sand/Mud Strands, Beaches and Dunes: Great Lakes Dunes and Dune-Swale Complex Populus deltoides - (Juniperus virginiana) Dune Woodland Eastern Cottonwood - (Eastern Red-cedar) Dune Woodland Cottonwood Dune CEGL005119 DESCRIPTION: The canopy is typically open (25-80% cover) and may even be scrubby due to wind damage. The most common dominant is Populus deltoides, often in association with Juniperus virginiana. Quercus spp. (including Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus rubra, and Quercus velutina) may occur, particularly when there are adjacent oak forests. Shrub and vine species include Cornus drummondii, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Rhus typhina, Salix amygdaloides, Salix exigua, Salix fragilis, and Vitis riparia. Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica) is common at Presque Isle in Pennsylvania. Herbaceous species are scattered, but include Asclepias syriaca, Elymus virginicus, Rumex acetosella, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Strophostyles helvula (Anderson 1996, Fike 1999). This community occurs in dune fields and on the most stable dune ridges. COMMENTS: 2, MCS. Juniperus virginiana may form enough of a dominant without Populus deltoides that it may deserve its own type (Lee et al. 1998). CONSERVATION RANK: G1G2. There are probably fewer than 60 occurrences rangewide. Occurrences tend to be small, averaging less than 20 acres, so there is probably less than 1000 acres rangewide. This community is restricted to shores of the eastern Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. There has been a significant decline in occurrences due to residential development along the shores of the eastern Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. The community requires stabilized sand dunes along these large lakes. DISTRIBUTION: This community occurs in dune fields and on the most stable dune ridges in the southern Great Lakes region, especially around Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, ranging from Ohio and Ontario east to Pennsylvania, New York, and Vermont. USFS ECOREGIONS: 212:C, 222Qa:CCC CONSERVATION REGIONS: 48:C STATES: NY OH PA VT PROVINCES: ON MIDWEST HERITAGE SYNONYMY: OH beach-dune community + OTHER SYNONYMY: USNVC HIERARCHY: POPULUS DELTOIDES WOODLAND ALLIANCE (II.B.2.N.a) PLANT COMMUNITIES OF THE MIDWEST – 2001. APPENDIX: ASSOCIATION DESCRIPTIONS 250
Shoreline Sand/Mud Strands, Beaches and Dunes: Midwestern Sand and Gravel Strands Salix exigua - Salix lutea Sandbar Shrubland Coyote Willow - Yellow Willow Sandbar Shrubland Midwest Willow Sandbar Shrubland CEGL005078 DESCRIPTION: Shrubs form a discontinuous to continuous canopy cover that may be fairly battered by flooding and scouring. Salix exigua is the major dominant, sometimes the only shrub species present. Other vegetation characteristics of this type are not well-described. Stands occur on sandbars along major rivers and streams, which river scouring and deposition creates newly exposed sandy substrates. Flooding and ice scouring can create extensive damage to the structure of this type, and stands may be eliminated altogether for a period. COMMENTS: 3, MCS. This type is in need of further characterization to determine its rangewide character, and whether it is really needed in these states as a type. It may be of limited extent in the states in which it is found. Taxonomically Salix exigua is equivalent to Salix interior. Salix lutea has been treated as a variety of Salix eriocephala by some authors (Great Plains Flora Association 1986). CONSERVATION RANK: G. DISTRIBUTION: This sandbar willow type is found in the central and possibly northeastern United States, and adjacent Canada, ranging from Indiana and Ontario to possibly Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. USFS ECOREGIONS: 221Ec:PPP, 221Ed:PPP, 221Ef:PPP, 222Df:, 222Ek:, 222Fc:, 251:C CONSERVATION REGIONS: 48:C STATES: IL IN OH PA PROVINCES: ON MIDWEST HERITAGE SYNONYMY: IL river shore type IN gravel wash + OH no state equivalent OTHER SYNONYMY: USNVC HIERARCHY: SALIX EXIGUA TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE (III.B.2.N.d) PLANT COMMUNITIES OF THE MIDWEST – 2001. APPENDIX: ASSOCIATION DESCRIPTIONS 254
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CONTENTS APPENDIX: PLANT COMMUNITY
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OVERVIEW APPENDIX: PLANT COMMUNITY
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− The USFS (U.S. Forest Service)
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Box 2. State Natural Heritage progr
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INDEX TO ASSOCIATIONS BY ECOLOGICAL
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2.3.4.4. Interior Highlands Shale G
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Acid Peatlands: Northern Shrub/Gram
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Rich Peat Fens: Northeastern Rich F
Page 20 and 21: Rich Peat Fens: Midwestern Prairie
Page 22 and 23: Seeps: Midwestern Seepage Meadows S
Page 24 and 25: Open and Emergent Marshes: Eastern
Page 30 and 31: * Nonstandard type (needs review) G
Page 32 and 33: Open and Emergent Marshes: Great La
Page 34 and 35: Wet Prairies and Wet Meadows: Great
Page 36 and 37: Wet Prairies and Wet Meadows: Midwe
Page 38 and 39: Wet Prairies and Wet Meadows: Midwe
Page 40 and 41: Wooded Swamps and Floodplains: Nort
Page 46 and 47: Wooded Swamps and Floodplains: Midw
Page 60 and 61: Wooded Swamps and Floodplains: Appa
Page 62 and 63: Wooded Swamps and Floodplains: Sout
Page 64 and 65: Wooded Swamps and Floodplains: Sout
Page 66 and 67: Shoreline Sand/Mud Strands, Beaches
Page 68 and 69: Sphagnum wulfianum, Sphagnum warnst
Page 72 and 73: Rocky Shores: Great Lakes Alkaline
Page 74 and 75: Rocky Shores: Appalachian Highlands
Page 76 and 77: Rocky Uplands (Glades, Rock Barrens
Page 78 and 79: DISTRIBUTION: This limestone glade
Page 80 and 81: DISTRIBUTION: This graminoid shale
Page 82 and 83: Cliffs, Talus, Buttes and Badlands:
Page 88 and 89: Forests and Woodlands: Midwestern D
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Page 94 and 95: Forests and Woodlands: Appalachian
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Page 104 and 105: Savannas and Non-Rock Barrens: Midw
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Page 108 and 109: Prairies/Grasslands: Midwestern San
Page 110 and 111: Prairies/Grasslands: Midwestern Thi
Page 112 and 113: Prairies/Grasslands: Midwestern Dee
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