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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%. <i>Panicum virgatum</i> is the dominant species in more mesic areas. <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i> is more abundant on elevated sites within the drainages and basins, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> is the dominant species along the upper margin of the type. Where this type is found in drainages, the distribution often becomes 'patchy' and <i>Calamovilfa longifolia</i> replaces <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> on the upper type margin. Commonly associated species include <i>Glycyrrhiza lepidota, Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides)</i>, and occasionally <i>Populus deltoides</i>. <br><br>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.33571.CEGL001484
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      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
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  Common: Switchgrass Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
  Translated: Switchgrass - (Western Wheatgrass) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Panicum virgatum - (Pascopyrum smithii) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001484