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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Paspalum plicatulum Herbaceous Alliance
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This alliance includes tallgrass grasslands known from the Coastal Prairie and the northern Fayette Prairie in southern and southeastern Texas dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium and Paspalum plicatulum, occurring with Sorghastrum nutans, Sporobolus compositus, Setaria spp., Andropogon gerardii, and Muhlenbergia capillaris. On wetter sites, Fimbristylis puberula, Carex spp., and Rhynchospora spp. become important. Typical forbs include Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), Neptunia lutea, and Liatris spp. Overgrazing and fire suppression of this grassland have led to the invasion of a wide variety of woody species such as Rosa bracteata, Acacia farnesiana, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), and Triadica sebifera (= Sapium sebiferum). Some of these grasslands occur on upland acidic Vertisols and Alfisols of the Coastal Prairie and on acidic Alfisols of the more inland portion of the Fayette Prairie. These areas are characterized by the occurrence of low, circular mounds called mima or pimple mounds, which add local relief to an otherwise flat topography. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20787.SCHIZACHYRIUMSC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Paspalum plicatulum Herbaceous Alliance
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Brownseed Crowngrass Herbaceous Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125914 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1197