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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Bouteloua gracilis Central Plains Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Bouteloua gracilis Central Plains Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This little bluestem - sideoats grama grassland community is found in the south-central Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on level to moderately sloping uplands, but are more likely to be on steep ravine slopes. The loam, clay loam, silty loam, or silty soils are usually formed over limestone. They are shallow to moderately deep, well-drained, and usually contain a substantial amount of rock fragments. The vegetation often forms two layers, a shorter layer of grasses and a taller layer of mixed grasses and forbs. Cover is moderately dense to dense in most stands. The vegetation is characteristically dominated by three species, <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Bouteloua curtipendula</i>, and <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i>. The first two are mid grasses and the latter is a short grass. <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> is often the tallest dominant grass, reaching 0.5-0.8 m in Oklahoma. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> are present, especially on lower slopes. The short grasses <i>Buchloe dactyloides</i> and <i>Bouteloua hirsuta</i> grow on upper slopes and level ground. Forbs include <i>Ambrosia psilostachya, Dalea enneandra, Echinacea angustifolia, Liatris punctata, Calylophus serrulatus</i>, and <i>Psoralidium tenuiflorum</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.36707.CEGL002246 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: Central Great Plains Little Bluestem Prairie   Translated: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Blue Grama Central Plains Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Bouteloua gracilis Central Plains Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL002246   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685105 NatureServe Explorer