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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Muhlenbergia cuspidata - Symphyotrichum sericeum Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Muhlenbergia cuspidata - Symphyotrichum sericeum Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This calcareous grassland community is found in parts of the northern prairie-forest border in the midwestern United States, particularly in Illinois. Stands occur on upper slopes of hills, primarily on southern and western aspects. Soils are very shallow to moderately deep (0-40 cm) and well-drained to somewhat rapidly drained. The soil pH is high due to the calcareous bedrock at or near the surface, which is either limestone or dolomite. Dominant grasses include Schizachyrium scoparium and Bouteloua curtipendula. Some forbs that are typical of these calcareous grasslands include Symphyotrichum sericeum (= Aster sericeus), Blephilia ciliata, Brickellia eupatorioides (= Kuhnia eupatorioides), Desmanthus illinoensis, Lithospermum canescens, Eleocharis compressa, Clinopodium arkansanum (= Satureja arkansana), Muhlenbergia cuspidata, Penstemon hirsutus, and Scutellaria parvula.  Accession Code: VB.CC.17876.SCHIZACHYRIUMSC Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Stony-hills Muhly - Silky Aster Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683073 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002403   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Muhlenbergia cuspidata - Symphyotrichum sericeum Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: North-central Dry Limestone - Dolomite Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Muhlenbergia cuspidata - Symphyotrichum sericeum Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation