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Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Danthonia spicata - Silene regia Chert Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Danthonia spicata - Silene regia Chert Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This bluestem chert prairie community is found in the United States in central and southwestern Missouri, as well as the Ozark Ecoregion of Arkansas. Stands occur on hills and plains on gentle to steep slopes and ridges. The soil is well-drained to somewhat rapidly drained and very shallow to shallow (0-40 cm). The parent material is chert or chert residuum. Chert fragments are common on the surface. The vegetation structure is a midgrass prairie composed of a single layer of dominant graminoids intermixed with abundant forbs. The dominant grasses are <i>Andropogon virginicus, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>. Other typical plants found in this community are <i>Callirhoe digitata, Danthonia spicata, Helianthus occidentalis, Monarda russeliana, Silene regia, Isolepis carinata (= Scirpus koilolepis)</i>, and <i>Vernonia arkansana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36811.CEGL002211
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:   Translated: Little Bluestem - Indiangrass - Poverty Oatgrass - Royal Catchfly Chert Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Danthonia spicata - Silene regia Chert Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002211
  Common: Midwest Chert Prairie
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684888 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo