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Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This community type is found in the central tallgrass prairie region of the midwestern United States, in Illinois. Stands occur on moderate to gentle lower slopes. The soils are coarse and well-drained but sites usually have adequate soil moisture due to runoff from upslope. Many sites have alkaline soils derived from calcareous gravel. The vegetation of this community is medium-tall (1 m) and moderately open to moderately dense. Graminoids are dominant, but forb diversity is moderate to high. Woody species are rare. The most abundant species are <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Sporobolus heterolepis</i>. Other common species include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Oligoneuron album (= Solidago ptarmicoides)</i>, and <i>Hesperostipa spartea (= Stipa spartea)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35959.CEGL005176
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: Midwest Dry-Mesic Gravel Prairie
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Indiangrass - Sideoats Grama Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005176
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685095 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo