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Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This open post oak barrens community is found in the Interior Highlands region of the central United States. Stands occur on shallow, somewhat excessively drained soil over bedrock (commonly sandstone or sandy/gravelly substrates) or on dry, exposed slopes. Soils are infertile, circumneutral to slightly acidic, and moderately well-drained to rapidly drained. Large boulders and pavements of exposed sandstone may occur. Stunted, xerophytic oaks grow above a sparse layer of grasses less than 1 m tall. Tree canopy species include <i>Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata, Quercus falcata, Quercus alba</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. Shrubby areas, often containing <i>Vaccinium arboreum</i>, may be present. The herbaceous layer is composed of <i>Carex pensylvanica, Danthonia spicata, Koeleria macrantha</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. Other characteristic species include <i>Clitoria mariana, Liatris squarrosa</i>, and <i>Solidago juncea</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36749.CEGL002391
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: Post Oak Central Dry Barrens
  Translated: Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Little Bluestem Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002391
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688186 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo