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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This little bluestem mixedgrass prairie community is limited to the south-central Great Plains in the United States. Stands occur on nearly level to gently sloping terraces below chalk or limestone outcrops. They are not flooded or saturated during the year. Soils are well-drained and moderately deep to deep. They are strongly calcareous with silty or loamy surface layers and subsoils. The parent material is chalky shale and soft limestone. The vegetation structure is typically a dense stand of short to medium-tall graminoids and forbs. <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> are the most abundant. <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> and <i>Buchloe dactyloides</i> are also typically found in this community. <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus, Distichlis spicata, Eriogonum effusum, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Oenothera macrocarpa, Stanleya pinnata</i>, and <i>Atriplex canescens</i> are among many species characteristic of this community. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35967.CEGL002247
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: Little Bluestem Chalkflat Mixedgrass Prairie
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002247
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689140 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo