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Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Baptisia australis Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Baptisia australis Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This riverwash grassland community is found in the east-central United States. Stands occur only along high-gradient sections of major rivers, such as in gorges and along the Fall Line. They occur within the active channel shelf at an intermediate level above the low-water level and the bank-full level. Flood scouring and river ice may become a powerful and ecologically important abrasive force along the riverbanks. Soils are rapidly drained Psamments. Often, soil material is restricted to the narrow interstices of tightly packed boulders, or to small crevices in bedrock exposures. This community is characterized by a luxuriant growth of the robust grasses Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Panicum virgatum, and Spartina pectinata which resembles prairie vegetation. Tripsacum dactyloides may also occur. Many of the forbs are also typical of prairies. Characteristic species include Baptisia australis, Toxicodendron radicans, Allium cernuum, Cerastium arvense, Clematis viorna, Coreopsis tripteris, Melica mutica, Phlox divaricata, Pycnanthemum virginianum, Silphium trifoliatum, Solidago erecta, Solidago rupestris, Solidago speciosa, Teucrium canadense, Veronicastrum virginicum, Vicia americana, and Zizia aurea.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26332.ANDROPOGONGERAR 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: Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Big Bluestem - Switchgrass - Tall Blue Wild Indigo Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688945 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Baptisia australis Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Fall-Line Riverwash Bedrock Prairie   Code: CEGL006283 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Baptisia australis Herbaceous Vegetation