Name:
Andropogon gerardii - (Andropogon glomeratus, Panicum virgatum, Sorghastrum nutans) Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association covers wet-mesic to seasonally inundated perennial deep soil grasslands of the southeastern Highland Rim of Tennessee and possibly related areas of Kentucky. This vegetation is dominated by <i>Andropogon glomeratus, Andropogon gerardii, Panicum virgatum, Sorghastrum nutans</i> and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium (var. scoparium</i> and <i>var. divergens)</i>, in patches of various combinations and percent covers depending on degree of wetness. Wettest areas are dominated by <i>Andropogon glomeratus</i>, which also indicates some of the southern geographical affinities of this association. Additional common graminoid species include <i>Aristida purpurascens var. virgata (= Aristida virgata), Calamagrostis coarctata, Chasmanthium laxum, Dichanthelium aciculare (= Dichanthelium angustifolium), Dichanthelium dichotomum, Dichanthelium scoparium, Eleocharis microcarpa, Gymnopogon brevifolius, Panicum anceps, Panicum verrucosum</i>, and <i>Rhynchospora glomerata</i>. Important nongraminoids include <i>Helianthus angustifolius, Eupatorium pilosum, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Lespedeza capitata, Apios americana, Pycnanthemum muticum, Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, Solidago odora, Solidago rugosa, Potentilla simplex, Pteridium aquilinum, Osmunda regalis</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. Also abundant are <i>Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum</i> spp., and other mosses.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36206.CEGL007705
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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This Community's Level:
association
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 This Community's Children:
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Names:
Common: Southeastern Highland Rim Barrens (Big Bluestem - Bushy Bluestem Wet-Mesic Type)
Translated: Big Bluestem - (Bushy Bluestem, Switchgrass, Indiangrass) Herbaceous Vegetation
Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - (Andropogon glomeratus, Panicum virgatum, Sorghastrum nutans) Herbaceous Vegetation
Code: CEGL007705
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688660
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