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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This little bluestem mixedgrass prairie community is limited to the south-central Great Plains in the United States. Stands occur on nearly level to gently sloping terraces below chalk or limestone outcrops. They are not flooded or saturated during the year. Soils are well-drained and moderately deep to deep. They are strongly calcareous with silty or loamy surface layers and subsoils. The parent material is chalky shale and soft limestone. The vegetation structure is typically a dense stand of short to medium-tall graminoids and forbs. Bouteloua curtipendula and Schizachyrium scoparium are the most abundant. Andropogon gerardii and Buchloe dactyloides are also typically found in this community. Sporobolus cryptandrus, Distichlis spicata, Eriogonum effusum, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Oenothera macrocarpa, Stanleya pinnata, and Atriplex canescens are among many species characteristic of this community. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25672.SCHIZACHYRIUMSC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689140 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002247
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Little Bluestem Chalkflat Mixedgrass Prairie
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation