Colorado Gap Analysis Project

Colorado Gap Analysis Project
Colorado Land Cover Classification System

Sand dune complex type

 National Gap Analysis Project

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(The following was taken verbatim from Thompson et al. 1996)
Dominant Species: Prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia), Sand bluestem (Andropogon hallii), Common Reed (Phragmites australis), Blowoutgrass (Redfieldia flexuosa), Lemon scurfpea (Psoralea lanceolata).
Description: This type includes active and stabilized grass dominated sand dune communities. Distinct from shrub sand dune complex type in being dominated by grass species, although shrub species are likely to be present also.
Distribution: Northeastern Colorado
Diagnostic Species: Prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia), Sand bluestem (Andropogon hallii), Common Reed (Phragmites australis), Blowoutgrass (Redfieldia flexuosa), Lemon scurfpea (Psoralea lanceolata).