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Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Liatris microcephala - (Eurybia surculosa) Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Liatris microcephala - (Eurybia surculosa) Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: These are sandstone barrens found on clifftops, exposed slopes, and other rocky areas in the Cumberland Plateau (and rarely adjacent provinces), with patches of vegetation in thin soils. Stands are dominated by species such as <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Danthonia sericea, Liatris microcephala, Eurybia surculosa (= Aster surculosus), Hypericum gentianoides, Minuartia glabra</i> (in some occurrences), <i>Allium cuthbertii</i> (in some occurrences), <i>Talinum mengesii, Nuttallanthus canadensis (= Linaria canadensis), Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa, Sporobolus vaginiflorus, Erigeron strigosus, Grimmia</i> spp., and fruticose lichens such as <i>Cladonia</i> spp., and <i>Cladina</i> spp. Scattered trees and shrubs, such as <i>Pinus virginiana, Vaccinium arboreum</i>, and <i>Chionanthus virginicus</i>, may occur on the margins of the community, and in patches of deeper soil. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35467.CEGL004061
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Cumberland Plateau Clifftop Sandstone Barrens
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Silky Oatgrass - Small-head Blazingstar - (Creeping Aster) Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Liatris microcephala - (Eurybia surculosa) Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004061
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685076 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo