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Southeastern Great Plains: Riparian Shrubland and Young Woodland

Area: 10,589 acres (4,285 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: This type is mapped along first and second order streams within
narrow buffers, and is represented by vegetation influenced by a variety of water regimes and
human impacts. Common shrubs or small trees include willow species, common buttonbush,
green ash, winged elm, gum bumelia, sugar hackberry, boxelder, possumhaw, honeylocust, and
Osage orange. Vines such as eastern poison ivy, grape species, peppervine species, Virginia
creeper, and greenbriar species may be conspicuous components. Herbaceous species many
include species such as field brome, Bermudagrass, little barley, cheatgrass, western ragweed,
Virginia wildrye, and sedge species.

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