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Panicum virgatum - (Pascopyrum smithii) Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Panicum virgatum - (Pascopyrum smithii) Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: In Badlands National Park, South Dakota, the switchgrass grassland type contains dense ground cover, typically between 50 and 80%. Panicum virgatum is the dominant species in more mesic areas. Pascopyrum smithii is more abundant on elevated sites within the drainages and basins, and Schizachyrium scoparium is the dominant species along the upper margin of the type. Where this type is found in drainages, the distribution often becomes 'patchy' and Calamovilfa longifolia replaces Schizachyrium scoparium on the upper type margin. Commonly associated species include Glycyrrhiza lepidota, Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), and occasionally Populus deltoides. Switchgrass is a common component of many wetlands and mesic sites, but becomes dominant in wetter parts of drainages and wetland basins. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.26882.PANICUMVIRGATUM
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Switchgrass - (Western Wheatgrass) Herbaceous Vegetation
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  Scientific: Panicum virgatum - (Pascopyrum smithii) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Switchgrass Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
  Code: CEGL001484
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(undetermined) Panicum virgatum - (Pascopyrum smithii) Herbaceous Vegetation