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Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis - Pycnanthemum virginianum - Oligoneuron ohioense Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis - Pycnanthemum virginianum - Oligoneuron ohioense Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This lakeplain wet-mesic prairie grassland community is found on the lakeplain near the southern central Great Lakes of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on level, sandy glacial outwash, sandy glacial lakeplains, and deposits of dune sand in silty/clayey glacial lakeplains. The soils are sands, sandy loams, loams, or silty clays with poor to moderate water-retaining capacity. There may be temporary inundations after heavy rains or in the spring. The vegetation of this community is dominated by tallgrass species typically 1-2 m high. Trees and shrubs are very rare. There is very little bare ground. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Carex</i> spp. (<i>Carex bicknellii, Carex buxbaumii, Carex pellita (= Carex lanuginosa)), Panicum virgatum, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> are the most abundant species. Diagnostic species include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Panicum virgatum, Pedicularis lanceolata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea (= Vernonia altissima)</i>. <i>Coreopsis tripteris</i> and <i>Aletris farinosa</i> are also good mesic to wet-mesic indicators. <i>Oligoneuron ohioense (= Solidago ohioensis)</i> is common in this community but also occurs in fens and Great Lakes interdunal wetlands. <i>Pycnanthemum virginianum</i> is common in this community but may also occur in woodlands. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37033.CEGL005095
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Lakeplain Wet-Mesic Prairie
  Translated: Big Bluestem - Bluejoint - Virginia Mountainmint - Ohio Goldenrod Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis - Pycnanthemum virginianum - Oligoneuron ohioense Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005095
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690038 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo