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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Western Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Western Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This little bluestem grassland community is found in the southwestern Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on shallow sandy or rocky soil, usually on level or gently sloping terrain, although it may also occur on moderate slopes. The vegetation of this community is dominated by mid grasses with tall and short grasses present to abundant. The vegetation cover is moderate to dense. Schizachyrium scoparium and Bouteloua curtipendula are the dominant species. Andropogon hallii, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta, Koeleria macrantha, Panicum virgatum, Sorghastrum nutans, Hesperostipa neomexicana (= Stipa neomexicana), Sporobolus compositus var. compositus, and Sporobolus cryptandrus are common grasses of this community. Forbs do not make up a large amount of the canopy, but Eriogonum spp. and Dalea purpurea are typically in stands of this community. Woody plants, such as the short shrubs Gutierrezia sarothrae and Yucca glauca, are uncommon but usually present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23756.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 Western Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687035 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001594   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Western Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Western Great Plains Little Bluestem Mixedgrass Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Western Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation