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Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This oak savanna community is found in the northern tallgrass prairie region of the midwestern United States. Stands occur on well-drained, coarse-textured, sandy soils derived from glacial outwash or end moraine formations. Soils range from almost pure sand, to loamy sand, to sandy loam. The soils have low fertility, organic matter, and moisture retention capacity. The dominant trees of this community are <i>Quercus macrocarpa</i> and <i>Quercus ellipsoidalis</i>, which have a height of 5-15 m and an open canopy (5-60%). Cover in the tall-shrub and low-shrub layers varies from 0-40%. Short-shrub species include <i>Amorpha canescens, Corylus americana, Rhus glabra</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. The herb layer is dominated by graminoids, with forbs more prominent in shaded areas. Species found in the herb layer include <i>Ambrosia psilostachya, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Artemisia ludoviciana, Andropogon gerardii, Calamovilfa longifolia, Carex pensylvanica, Carex</i> spp., <i>Comandra umbellata, Sorghastrum nutans, Hesperostipa spartea (= Stipa spartea), Parthenocissus quinquefolia (= var. quinquefolia)</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36687.CEGL002160
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: Northern Oak Barrens
  Translated: Bur Oak - (Northern Pin Oak) / Little Bluestem - Prairie Junegrass Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002160
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689943 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo