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Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Bouteloua curtipendula Hill Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Bouteloua curtipendula Hill Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This glacial drift and loess hill prairie is found in the northern and central prairie-forest border region of the United States, in Illinois. Stands occur on hills formed from eroded glacial drift or on deep loess deposits. These are usually found above rivers and streams. The sites are typically on steep, south- or west-facing slopes with well-drained to somewhat excessively drained soil. This community is dominated by medium-tall graminoids. <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> are the dominant species. <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> is also common, especially where moisture is more favorable. Other characteristic species include <i>Asclepias viridiflora, Brickellia eupatorioides (= Kuhnia eupatorioides), Desmodium ciliare, Euphorbia corollata, Hedyotis nigricans var. nigricans, Lespedeza capitata, Linum sulcatum, Lithospermum incisum, Penstemon pallidus, Psoralidium tenuiflorum (= Psoralea tenuiflora), Sisyrinchium campestre, Spiranthes magnicamporum</i>, and <i>Solidago nemoralis</i>. Woody species are infrequent. <i>Sassafras albidum, Quercus stellata</i> (more southern), <i>Ceanothus americanus, Rhus glabra</i>, and <i>Rhus copallinum</i> may be encountered. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36736.CEGL005183
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Midwest Glacial Drift - Loess Hill Prairie
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Indiangrass - Sideoats Grama Hill Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Bouteloua curtipendula Hill Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005183
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688071 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo