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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This bluestem dry gravel prairie is found in the upper midwestern region of the United States. Stands occur on steep, gravelly slopes, usually facing south or southwest. These slopes can be kames, eskers, river terraces, or hills. Soils are gravelly, well to excessively drained, and often excessively aerated. Sites at the bottom of a slope have more soil accumulation, more soil moisture, and are generally more fertile. This community is dominated by grasses or, locally, by low shrubs. Trees may be present but their canopy cover is less than 10%. Grasses are typically less than 1 m tall. Bouteloua curtipendula, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Hesperostipa spartea (= Stipa spartea) dominate this community. There is considerable variation in the composition of the forb component.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23434.SCHIZACHYRIUMSC 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: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124546 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002215   Common: Midwest Dry Gravel Prairie   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation