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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Agrostis hyemalis - Eleocharis spp. Hardpan Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Agrostis hyemalis - Eleocharis spp. Hardpan Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This little bluestem hardpan prairie community is found in the south-central tallgrass prairie region of the United States. Stands occur on level to gently sloping ground on upland plains, ridges, and terraces. The soil is usually silty loam with an impermeable or slowly permeable silty clay subsoil layer. This fine-textured subsoil layer is very hard when dry and firm when moist, increasing runoff and restricting the downward growth of plant roots. The vegetation is dominated by medium tall herbaceous species, with scattered low shrubs. The graminoid layer is dominated by Bouteloua curtipendula, Panicum virgatum, and Schizachyrium scoparium. Agrostis hyemalis and Desmanthus illinoensis are characteristic of this type, although not always abundant. Andropogon gerardii may be dominant in some parts of this community's range. Forbs include Camassia scilloides, Cicuta maculata, Desmanthus illinoensis, and Polygala verticillata.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25196.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 - Winter Bentgrass - Spikerush species Hardpan Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687565 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002249   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Agrostis hyemalis - Eleocharis spp. Hardpan Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Little Bluestem Hardpan Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Agrostis hyemalis - Eleocharis spp. Hardpan Herbaceous Vegetation