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Spiers Lake National Wildlife Area, about 56 km NNE of Drumheller, 5 km SSE of Byemoor. Lake Basin Backshore Mixed Thicket / Meadow: mesic to subhygric alkaline sandy loam with TALL and LOW SHRUBS (open): 1-5% Elaeagnus commutata; <1% Salix petiolaris; <<1% Salix candida; HERBS (open): 5-20% LITTER – Sonchus arvensis – Juncus balticus; 1-5% SOIL – Solidago canadensis – Melilotus albus – Gentianella amarella – Aster ericoides – Antennaria parvifolia – Taraxacum officinale – Elymus trachycaulus subsp. trachycaulus; <1% Sphenopholis obtusata var. major – Koeleria macrantha – Trimorpha lonchophylla – Salix bebbiana (seedlings) – Hieracium umbellatum – Aster borealis – Potentilla anserina – Lomatagonium rotatum – Sisyrinchium septentrionale.