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Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus alba, Quercus stellata) / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus alba, Quercus stellata) / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This bur oak opening community is found in the central midwestern United States. Stands occur on gentle to moderate lower to mid-slopes of hills and ridges, including morainal ridges. Examples on north- and east-facing slopes tended to be more mesic. Soils are moderately well-drained to well-drained and deep. The parent material is loess, glacial till, gravel, or deeply weathered rock with no appreciable rock residuum. The vegetation is dominated by scattered trees with spreading canopies and a continuous herbaceous layer. This community has an average tree canopy between 10 and 60%, typically strongly dominated by <i>Quercus macrocarpa</i>. <i>Quercus alba</i> is a common secondary species, and <i>Carya ovata, Quercus imbricaria</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i> may be present. There may be shrubby areas within the community, but these were, at least historically, relatively sparse. Common species may include <i>Corylus americana</i> and <i>Prunus serotina</i>. The herbaceous vegetation is thought to be similar to that of mesic prairie, but few extant stands remain. Dominant grasses could include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36768.CEGL002159
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 Bur Oak Opening
  Translated: Bur Oak - (White Oak, Post Oak) / Big Bluestem Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus alba, Quercus stellata) / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002159
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689942 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo