Name:
Juniperus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Silphium terebinthinaceum var. luciae-brauniae - Carex juniperorum - Castilleja coccinea Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These "Cat prairies" occur in the Interior Low Plateau region of the United States. Stands are known from Lewis County, Kentucky (Outer Bluegrass region), and also perhaps Adams County, Ohio, on slopes of Middle Silurian calcareous clay shale (upper part of the Crab Orchard Formation). This small-scale, prairie-like vegetation is dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Sporobolus vaginiflorus (and/or Sporobolus neglectus, Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus (= Sporobolus ozarkanus)), Sorghastrum nutans, Danthonia spicata, Castilleja coccinea, Silphium terebinthinaceum var. luciae-brauniae, and Ratibida pinnata. Other species include Sabatia angularis, Gentianella quinquefolia, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Panicum virgatum, Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa, Gaura biennis, Carex juniperorum, Carex crawei, Liatris cylindracea, Bouteloua curtipendula, Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata), Manfreda virginica, Prenanthes alba, Polygala senega, Phlox pilosa, Oligoneuron rigidum var. glabratum (= Solidago rigida ssp. glabrata), Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (= Aster oblongifolius), Liatris aspera, and Cypripedium candidum. Examples may become invaded by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana because of lack of fire.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.23244.JUNIPERUSVIRGIN
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