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Schizachyrium scoparium - Muhlenbergia cuspidata Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Muhlenbergia cuspidata Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This little bluestem - plains muhly prairie type is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on easily eroded, loamy, well-drained soils derived from shales. Vegetative cover is somewhat sparse. Vegetation is dominated by the midgrass species <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Muhlenbergia cuspidata, Elymus lanceolatus, Koeleria macrantha, Pascopyrum smithii, Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata)</i>, and <i>Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (= Aristida longiseta)</i>. Shrubs are rare. <i>Gutierrezia sarothrae</i> is the only common dwarf-shrub. Forb richness is high, but total canopy cover is low. <i>Phlox hoodii</i> and <i>Linum perenne</i> are common species. Litter and bare ground average 50% and 15% canopy cover, respectively.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32528.CEGL001683 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 This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683649 NatureServe Explorer   Common: Little Bluestem - Muhly Bunchgrass Prairie   Translated: Little Bluestem - Plains Muhly Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Muhlenbergia cuspidata Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001683