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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Loess Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Loess Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This little bluestem mixedgrass prairie community is found on loess deposits in the central and northern Great Plains of the United States. Stands occurs on level to steep uplands on soils that are usually deep loam or silt loam. Sand may occur near or above streams. This community is dominated by short and mid grasses, with tall grasses scattered on the lower slopes. Canopy cover is moderate to dense. Dominant species are Schizachyrium scoparium and Bouteloua curtipendula. Schizachyrium scoparium is especially dominant on steeper slopes while Bouteloua curtipendula may be more common on gentle slopes. On the level uplands and upper slopes Bouteloua gracilis may become more abundant whereas on the lower slopes Andropogon gerardii, Panicum virgatum, and Pascopyrum smithii may be more abundant. Other grasses that may be found include Aristida purpurea, Koeleria macrantha, Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata), Sporobolus compositus (= Sporobolus asper), Muhlenbergia cuspidata, and Buchloe dactyloides. Buchloe dactyloides is more common on level sites farther west. Common forbs include Amorpha canescens, Artemisia dracunculus, Asclepias pumila, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (= Aster oblongifolius), Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), Solidago missouriensis, Liatris punctata, Lygodesmia juncea, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Echinacea angustifolia, and Ratibida columnifera.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25792.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 Loess Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689162 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002036   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Loess Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Little Bluestem Loess Mixedgrass Prairie (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Loess Mixedgrass Herbaceous Vegetation