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Schizachyrium scoparium - Panicum anceps - Panicum virgatum - Lespedeza capitata - Scleria spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Panicum anceps - Panicum virgatum - Lespedeza capitata - Scleria spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This is a mesic phase of prairies of the Eastern Highland Rim of south-central Tennessee. May Prairie, Coffee County, Tennessee, is the only remaining high-quality example of this vegetation type, which was apparently once represented at other sites (though never extensive). This community is distinguished from most other prairie communities by its strong representation of a southern, Coastal Plain component in its flora, including various <i>Rhynchospora</i> spp., <i>Dichanthelium</i> spp., and others. It is distinguished from the associated community at May Prairie, ~<i>Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium - Dichanthelium scoparium - Rhynchospora glomerata</i> Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004006)$$, by being less wet and supporting species typical of drier conditions, such as legumes (<i>Baptisia australis var. aberrans (= Baptisia minor var. aberrans), Lespedeza capitata, Lespedeza violacea (= Lespedeza intermedia)</i>, and <i>Orbexilum pedunculatum var. pedunculatum</i>). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35170.CEGL004063
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:   Common: Highland Rim Dry-Mesic Prairie
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Beaked Panicgrass - Switchgrass - Round-head Bushclover - Nutrush species Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Panicum anceps - Panicum virgatum - Lespedeza capitata - Scleria spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685749 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004063