Name:
Schizachyrium scoparium - Calamagrostis coarctata Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This is a mesic native grassland from the Interior Low Plateau of Tennessee (Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee County, Tennessee). The only known example of this association is predominantly a mesic grassland being overgrown by woody species. The dominant grass is Schizachyrium scoparium (possibly var. divergens). Herbs dominate this community and are moderately diverse. Several species associated with mesic conditions are found here, including Rhexia mariana, Bartonia virginica, Platanthera ciliaris, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Osmunda cinnamomea, Mitchella repens, Chasmanthium laxum, Calamagrostis coarctata, Lycopodium digitatum, Polytrichum commune, and other mosses. Though Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana is quite abundant here, this community differs from Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana-dominated wooded herbaceous vegetation by containing far more additional woody species, such as Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Betula nigra, Cornus florida, Oxydendrum arboreum, Vaccinium fuscatum, and various oaks (Quercus alba, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus nigra, Quercus phellos). These species form relatively sparse canopy, subcanopy, tall-shrub and low-shrub strata.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.26250.SCHIZACHYRIUMSC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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