Name:
Schizachyrium scoparium - Sporobolus clandestinus - Grindelia lanceolata - Opuntia humifusa - (Eriogonum longifolium) Dry Shale Glade Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This dry to xeric Ouachita shale barren community occurs on exposed gentle to steep slopes along small stream drainages and on steep slopes along larger streams. It has very shallow soils which are excessively drained and are adjacent to bare shale outcrops and fine talus. The vegetation is rocky, grassy and open. Scattered trees include <i>Pinus echinata, Carya texana, Juniperus virginiana, Quercus marilandica, Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i>. Shrubs include <i>Leptopus phyllanthoides, </i><i>Opuntia </i><i>humifusa (= Opuntia cespitosa;</i><i> = Opuntia nemoralis), Yucca arkansana, Celtis tenuifolia, Ulmus alata, Amorpha ouachitensis, Fraxinus americana, Juniperus virginiana, Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i>. Characteristic herbaceous species include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus clandestinus, Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus, Aristida dichotoma var. curtissii, Dichanthelium linearifolium, Panicum philadelphicum, Panicum flexile, Grindelia lanceolata, Eriogonum longifolium, Silphium laciniatum, Callirhoe pedata, Manfreda virginica, Commelina erecta, Tephrosia virginiana</i>, and <i>Valerianella nuttallii</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.34728.CEGL007117
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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