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Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This open post oak barrens community is found in the Interior Highlands region of the central United States. Stands occur on shallow, somewhat excessively drained soil over bedrock (commonly sandstone or sandy/gravelly substrates) or on dry, exposed slopes. Soils are infertile, circumneutral to slightly acidic, and moderately well-drained to rapidly drained. Large boulders and pavements of exposed sandstone may occur. Stunted, xerophytic oaks grow above a sparse layer of grasses less than 1 m tall. Tree canopy species include Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata, Quercus falcata, Quercus alba, and Quercus velutina. Shrubby areas, often containing Vaccinium arboreum, may be present. The herbaceous layer is composed of Carex pensylvanica, Danthonia spicata, Koeleria macrantha, and Schizachyrium scoparium. Other characteristic species include Clitoria mariana, Liatris squarrosa, and Solidago juncea. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25498.QUERCUSSTELLATA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Little Bluestem Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688186 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002391
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Post Oak Central Dry Barrens
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation