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Schizachyrium scoparium - Muhlenbergia cuspidata Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Muhlenbergia cuspidata Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This little bluestem - plains muhly prairie type is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on easily eroded, loamy, well-drained soils derived from shales. Vegetative cover is somewhat sparse. Vegetation is dominated by the midgrass species Schizachyrium scoparium, Muhlenbergia cuspidata, Elymus lanceolatus, Koeleria macrantha, Pascopyrum smithii, Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata), and Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (= Aristida longiseta). Shrubs are rare. Gutierrezia sarothrae is the only common dwarf-shrub. Forb richness is high, but total canopy cover is low. Phlox hoodii and Linum perenne are common species. Litter and bare ground average 50% and 15% canopy cover, respectively.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18628.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 Bunch Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Little Bluestem - Stony-hills Muhly Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683649 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001683   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Muhlenbergia cuspidata Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Little Bluestem - Plains Muhly Bunchgrass Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Schizachyrium scoparium - Muhlenbergia cuspidata Herbaceous Vegetation