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Andropogon gerardii - Hesperostipa spartea - Sporobolus heterolepis Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Hesperostipa spartea - Sporobolus heterolepis Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This mesic big bluestem prairie community is found in the northern tallgrass prairie region of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on black, friable, organic-rich soils and have surface horizons that are high in bases. During the warm season, soils are intermittently dry for long periods or have subsurface horizons in which salts or carbonates have accumulated. This is a grassland community with dense vegetation dominated by tall grasses. Forbs are abundant and often have high local diversity. Clumps of trees and tall brush can often be found along the boundary between wetlands and this community. Otherwise, woody vegetation is rare. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Sporobolus heterolepis</i>, and <i>Hesperostipa spartea (= Stipa spartea)</i>, and occasionally <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>, are the most abundant species in this community. <i>Amorpha canescens, Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides)</i>, and <i>Solidago canadensis</i> are common forbs across this community's range. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37022.CEGL002202
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: Northern Mesic Big Bluestem Prairie
  Translated: Big Bluestem - Porcupine Grass - Prairie Dropseed Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Hesperostipa spartea - Sporobolus heterolepis Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002202
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683202 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo