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Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This tallgrass prairie type is found in Kentucky, adjacent Tennessee, and possibly in the Central Appalachians. Sites are often on depressions or slopes below ridges, with more mesic conditions and reduced disturbances. The vegetation is dominated by tallgrass species. The grasses <i>Saccharum alopecuroidum (= Erianthus alopecuroides)</i> and <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> are often abundant, along with <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum</i> is locally abundant in more brushy or shady areas. Other common grasses include <i>Andropogon glomeratus, Andropogon gyrans, Andropogon virginicus, Danthonia spicata</i> (in brushy areas), <i>Elymus virginicus var. virginicus (= Elymus glabriflorus var. australis), Dichanthelium commutatum (= Panicum commutatum), Dichanthelium laxiflorum (= Panicum laxiflorum), Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum (= Panicum microcarpon), Dichanthelium ravenelii (= Panicum ravenelii)</i>, and <i>Tridens flavus</i>. Among the most abundant herbs are <i>Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Desmodium glabellum, Helianthus microcephalus, Lespedeza hirta</i>, and <i>Lespedeza violacea (= Lespedeza intermedia)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36203.CEGL004677
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Kentucky Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
  Translated: Big Bluestem - (Indiangrass) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004677
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685133 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo