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Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This tallgrass prairie type is found in Kentucky, adjacent Tennessee, and possibly in the Central Appalachians. Sites are often on depressions or slopes below ridges, with more mesic conditions and reduced disturbances. The vegetation is dominated by tallgrass species. The grasses Saccharum alopecuroidum (= Erianthus alopecuroides) and Andropogon gerardii are often abundant, along with Sorghastrum nutans and Schizachyrium scoparium. Piptochaetium avenaceum is locally abundant in more brushy or shady areas. Other common grasses include Andropogon glomeratus, Andropogon gyrans, Andropogon virginicus, Danthonia spicata (in brushy areas), Elymus virginicus var. virginicus (= Elymus glabriflorus var. australis), Dichanthelium commutatum (= Panicum commutatum), Dichanthelium laxiflorum (= Panicum laxiflorum), Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum (= Panicum microcarpon), Dichanthelium ravenelii (= Panicum ravenelii), and Tridens flavus. Among the most abundant herbs are Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Desmodium glabellum, Helianthus microcephalus, Lespedeza hirta, and Lespedeza violacea (= Lespedeza intermedia).  Accession Code: VB.CC.21746.ANDROPOGONGERAR 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: Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Big Bluestem - (Yellow Indiangrass) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685133 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004677   Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Kentucky Mesic Tallgrass Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation