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Occurrence Specifications Date: Date of the current version of these occurrence specifications (i.e., the date that these specifications were first completed, or since then, comprehensively revised).

OH: Abbreviation for the state of Ohio. (United States)
OK: Abbreviation for the state of Oklahoma. (United States)

Old Field: A successional habitat composed of a mosaic of shrubs, scattered trees, and herbaceous vegetation.

ON: Abbreviation for the province of Ontario. (Canada)
OR: Abbreviation for the state of Oregon. (United States)

Order: Taxonomic Order

Other Comments: Contains any other comments about the association that have not been covered elsewhere. For more information see Classification of Ecological Communities.

Other Considerations: Description and comments on any other factors that should be considered in assigning a NatureServe Conservation Status for a species or ecological community at the global level. For more information see NatureServe Conservation Status.

Other Nations: The national distribution of the association outside Canada and the United States. A "?" next to a nation means that the association is suspected, but not confirmed, to occur there. Note: National distribution data are incomplete. Absence of a nation cannot be interpreted as a definitive statement that the association does not occur there.
Other Related Concepts References: List of references used to define the concept, to characterize, and/or to determine distribution and other ranking factors for the Ecoligical Community or Ecological System.

Other Related Names with Authors: Other related names, especially those that programs in the Natural Heritage Network, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada use for species names, including author. Animals Author: The authority who published the original description for a particular scientific name and the year of the author's publication. Plants Author: The name(s) or conventional abbreviation(s) of the author(s) of the scientific name. Note: Plants: Authors not edited for standardized abbreviations. Animals: Names (and authors) related to names accepted by NatureServe are not maintained for standardness, completeness, or accuracy.

Other Species Names: The scientific names of important species occurring within the alliance which are not diagnostic or dominant. They may include endemic, exotic, disjunct, or other important species. For more information see Classification of Ecological Communities.

 

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