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Pinus ponderosa / (Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium) Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / (Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium) Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This woodland occurs in the western Black Hills of South Dakota and in the Powder River Basin and Little Missouri drainage of Wyoming and Montana. <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> is the only tree in the overstory. Shrubby <i>Juniperus scopulorum</i> may occur in the understory. The ground layer is dominated by <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> with <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> and/or <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i>. This type occurs on warm slopes in Montana, but more mesic sites in drier portions of the Black Hills and Wyoming. Soils are well-drained and often derived from sandstone.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32821.CEGL000841 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.2.686468 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Ponderosa Pine / (Big Bluestem, Little Bluestem) Woodland   Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / (Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium) Woodland   Code: CEGL000841