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Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This sandstone tallgrass prairie community is found in the eastern central Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on moderate to steep dry-mesic slopes and ridgetops of the Dakota Sandstone region of north-central Kansas and adjacent Nebraska. The loam soils range from shallow and somewhat excessively well-drained to moderately deep and well-drained. The parent material is sandstone and sandy shale. Tall graminoids are the dominant vegetation in this community although trees and shrubs may be widely scattered. The most abundant species include Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Sorghastrum nutans. Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, and Sporobolus compositus (= Sporobolus asper) are common graminoid associates. Amorpha canescens, Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), Echinacea angustifolia, Calylophus serrulatus (= Oenothera serrulata), Psoralidium tenuiflorum (= Psoralea tenuiflora), Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia uncinata), Oligoneuron rigidum (= Solidago rigida) and Tradescantia tharpii are typical forbs of this community. Clematis fremontii, Oenothera macrocarpa and Talinum calycinum are unusual species of this area.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19240.ANDROPOGONGERAR Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 30-Apr-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Big Bluestem - Switchgrass - Little Bluestem - (Tharp's Spiderwort) Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684671 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005231   Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Dakota Sandstone Tallgrass Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Herbaceous Vegetation