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Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Andropogon ternarius - Coreopsis grandiflora Sandstone - Shale Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Andropogon ternarius - Coreopsis grandiflora Sandstone - Shale Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This bluestem sandstone/shale prairie community is found in the central-western tallgrass region of the midwestern United States. Stands occur on gentle to steep slopes of plains, hills, and ridges. Soils are well-drained to somewhat rapidly drained and very shallow to moderately deep (0-100 cm). The parent material is sandstone or shale. The soil is often intermixed with rock fragments or sandstone bedrock, some of which may be exposed at the surface. The vegetative structure of this midgrass prairie is composed of a single layer of dominant graminoids intermixed with abundant forbs. Shrubs may be present; mosses are often common. <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Sporobolus heterolepis</i> are the dominant species. Many other species may be present, including <i>Andropogon ternarius, Astragalus distortus, Agrostis elliottiana, Liatris pycnostachya, Sabatia campestris, Solidago speciosa, Triodanis leptocarpa, Viola sagittata</i>, and <i>Viola pedata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35961.CEGL002212
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: Midwest Sandstone / Shale Prairie
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Indiangrass - Splitbeard Bluestem - Large-flower Tickseed Sandstone - Shale Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Andropogon ternarius - Coreopsis grandiflora Sandstone - Shale Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002212
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685496 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo