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Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata - Carex pensylvanica / Cladonia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata - Carex pensylvanica / Cladonia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: These grassy openings are found on rock outcrops and summits at 365-1220 m (1200-4000 feet) elevation in the Central Appalachians and adjacent regions. Settings include flat summits, outcrops, plateaus and southwest-facing upper slopes. Bare rock (acidic sandstone and conglomerates) typically makes up a large part of the cover. <i>Danthonia spicata, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i> are all typical. Total herbaceous cover is usually 25-50%. Other associates include <i>Carex pensylvanica, Piptatherum pungens (= Oryzopsis pungens), Piptatherum racemosum (= Oryzopsis racemosa), Prunus pumila, Rumex acetosella, Rubus</i> spp., <i>Sibbaldiopsis tridentata, Cladonia</i> sp., and <i>Umbilicaria</i> sp. There may be small patches of shrubs within the graminoid matrix, including <i>Vaccinium</i> spp., <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and <i>Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31021.CEGL006544
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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  Common: Little Bluestem - Poverty Oatgrass Low- to Mid-Elevation Outcrop Opening
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Poverty Oatgrass - Pennsylvania Sedge / Cup Lichen species Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata - Carex pensylvanica / Cladonia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL006544