Name:
Schizachyrium scoparium - Sporobolus compositus var. compositus - Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community occurs on ledges of Mississippian limestone in the Southern Cliff Section of Kentucky (222Eo). Dominant species include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus compositus var. compositus, Sporobolus clandestinus, Danthonia spicata, Carex eburnea, Liatris squarrulosa, Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida (= Rudbeckia truncata), Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (= Aster oblongifolius), Hedyotis nigricans</i>, and <i>Manfreda virginica</i>. Other frequent species include <i>Panicum flexile, Scleria triglomerata, Minuartia patula, Hypericum dolabriforme, Euphorbia corollata, Lespedeza</i> spp., <i>Galactia</i> spp., <i>Lithospermum canescens, Solidago sphacelata, Helianthus hirsutus, Verbesina virginica var. virginica, Silphium trifoliatum, Aquilegia canadensis, Euphorbia commutata</i>, and <i>Blephilia ciliata</i>. This community is associated with <i>Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus</i> spp. forest in which the subcanopy may be dominated by <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> (this being regarded as a symptom of fire suppression). See ~<i>Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus (falcata, shumardii, stellata) / Cercis canadensis / Viburnum rufidulum</i> Forest (CEGL007699)$$ in ~<i>Quercus muehlenbergii - Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana</i> Forest Alliance (A2060)$$. It should be compared to limestone glades of Lee County, Virginia (Ludwig 1999).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35043.CEGL004078
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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