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High Plains: Sandhill Shrubland
Area: 339,164 acres (137,255 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: This type is mapped over aeolian and alluvial deep sands where
woody species other than Havard shin oak are the prevailing dominants, although it may be
present, within range. The type often occurs interspersed with grasslands. Common species in
the modern landscape include sand sagebrush, fragrant sumac, Chickasaw plum, sand
bluestem, sand dropseed, cheatgrass, western ragweed, soapweed yucca, grama species,
Schweinitz flatsedge, yellow sundrops, and annual buckwheat.
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