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Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis Sand Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis Sand Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This wet-mesic sand prairie community is found in the central midwestern United States. Stands occur on sandy moist soils in shallow swales or lower slopes of sandy outwash plains, lakeplains and valley trains. Graminoids between 1 and 2 m in height dominate the stand. Trees have less than 10% cover, and shrub cover may vary but is usually lower than the graminoid layer. Dominant grasses include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Calamagrostis canadensis, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Spartina pectinata</i>. <i>Panicum virgatum</i> can also be present. Forbs include <i>Calopogon tuberosus, Helianthus grosseserratus, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis, Pycnanthemum virginianum, Rhexia virginica, Viola lanceolata, Xyris torta</i>, and <i>Zizia aurea</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37036.CEGL005177
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 Wet-Mesic Sand Tallgrass Prairie
  Translated: Big Bluestem - Bluejoint Sand Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis Sand Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005177
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684140 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo