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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Red Hills Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Red Hills Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This little bluestem mixedgrass prairie community is found in the southern Great Plains of the United States in the Red Hills of southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Stands occur on gently sloping to strongly dissected Hills and escarpments on uplands. Soils consist of silt, loam, or clay. They are well-drained and range from shallow to deep. The parent material is red silty shale, red silty sandstone, red sandstone, or clayey shale. This community is dominated by short and mid grasses with abundant forbs. The herbaceous vegetation often forms two distinct layers with the lower one more dense than the taller. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> are the dominant species. Other herbaceous plants that are commonly found in this community are <i>Ambrosia psilostachya, Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), Callirhoe involucrata, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Calylophus serrulatus (= Oenothera serrulata), Sporobolus compositus (= Sporobolus asper)</i>, and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>. There are low <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> trees scattered across the landscape of this community. Groves of small deciduous trees and shrubs can be found on north-facing slopes and in valleys. In these groves <i>Celtis occidentalis, Prunus angustifolia, Rhus glabra</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i> are usually the dominant woody plants.  Accession Code: VB.CC.36745.CEGL002248 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: Red Hills Little Bluestem Mixedgrass Prairie   Translated: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Red Hills Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Red Hills Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL002248   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686706 NatureServe Explorer