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Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This oak savanna community is found in the northern tallgrass prairie region of the midwestern United States. Stands occur on well-drained, coarse-textured, sandy soils derived from glacial outwash or end moraine formations. Soils range from almost pure sand, to loamy sand, to sandy loam. The soils have low fertility, organic matter, and moisture retention capacity. The dominant trees of this community are Quercus macrocarpa and Quercus ellipsoidalis, which have a height of 5-15 m and an open canopy (5-60%). Cover in the tall-shrub and low-shrub layers varies from 0-40%. Short-shrub species include Amorpha canescens, Corylus americana, Rhus glabra, and Toxicodendron radicans. The herb layer is dominated by graminoids, with forbs more prominent in shaded areas. Species found in the herb layer include Ambrosia psilostachya, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Artemisia ludoviciana, Andropogon gerardii, Calamovilfa longifolia, Carex pensylvanica, Carex spp., Comandra umbellata, Sorghastrum nutans, Hesperostipa spartea (= Stipa spartea), Parthenocissus quinquefolia (= var. quinquefolia), and Schizachyrium scoparium.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27726.QUERCUSMACROCAR 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: Quercus velutina - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) Wooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Bur Oak - (Northern Pin Oak) / Little Bluestem - Prairie Junegrass Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689943 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL002160   Common: Northern Oak Barrens (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation