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Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Calamagrostis coarctata, Panicum virgatum) Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Calamagrostis coarctata, Panicum virgatum) Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association covers mesic perennial deep soil grasslands of the southeastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. This association is dominated by <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> along with <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. Other graminoid species present include <i>Andropogon glomeratus, Calamagrostis coarctata, Panicum virgatum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i>. Other dominants may include <i>Eurybia hemispherica (= Aster paludosus ssp. hemisphericus), Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Helianthus angustifolius, Potentilla simplex, Solidago odora, Solidago rugosa</i>, and <i>Polytrichum commune</i>; found to a lesser extent are <i>Aristida purpurascens var. virgata (= Aristida virgata), Chasmanthium laxum, Dichanthelium aciculare (= Dichanthelium angustifolium), Dichanthelium dichotomum, Gymnopogon brevifolius, Panicum anceps, Panicum rigidulum</i>, and <i>Panicum verrucosum</i>. Woody species may include <i>Acer rubrum, Rhus copallinum, Rubus argutus</i>, and <i>Smilax glauca</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36240.CEGL007706
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: Southeastern Highland Rim Barrens (Big Bluestem - Reedgrass Mesic Type)
  Translated: Big Bluestem - Little Bluestem - (Nuttall's Reedgrass, Switchgrass) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Calamagrostis coarctata, Panicum virgatum) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL007706
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684675 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo