Name:
Schizachyrium scoparium - Sporobolus compositus var. compositus - Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community occurs on ledges of Mississippian limestone in the Southern Cliff Section of Kentucky (222Eo). Dominant species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus compositus var. compositus, Sporobolus clandestinus, Danthonia spicata, Carex eburnea, Liatris squarrulosa, Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida (= Rudbeckia truncata), Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (= Aster oblongifolius), Hedyotis nigricans, and Manfreda virginica. Other frequent species include Panicum flexile, Scleria triglomerata, Minuartia patula, Hypericum dolabriforme, Euphorbia corollata, Lespedeza spp., Galactia spp., Lithospermum canescens, Solidago sphacelata, Helianthus hirsutus, Verbesina virginica var. virginica, Silphium trifoliatum, Aquilegia canadensis, Euphorbia commutata, and Blephilia ciliata. This community is associated with Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus spp. forest in which the subcanopy may be dominated by Juniperus virginiana (this being regarded as a symptom of fire suppression). See Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus (falcata, shumardii, stellata) / Cercis canadensis / Viburnum rufidulum Forest (CEGL007699) in the I.B.2.N.a Quercus muehlenbergii - (Acer saccharum) Forest Alliance (A.1912). It should be compared to limestone glades of Lee County, Virginia (Ludwig 1999).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20724.SCHIZACHYRIUMSC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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