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Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This sandstone tallgrass prairie community is found in the eastern central Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on moderate to steep dry-mesic slopes and ridgetops of the Dakota Sandstone region of north-central Kansas and adjacent Nebraska. The loam soils range from shallow and somewhat excessively well-drained to moderately deep and well-drained. The parent material is sandstone and sandy shale. Tall graminoids are the dominant vegetation in this community although trees and shrubs may be widely scattered. The most abundant species include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>. <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis</i>, and <i>Sporobolus compositus (= Sporobolus asper)</i> are common graminoid associates. <i>Amorpha canescens, Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), Echinacea angustifolia, Calylophus serrulatus (= Oenothera serrulata), Psoralidium tenuiflorum (= Psoralea tenuiflora), Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia uncinata), Oligoneuron rigidum (= Solidago rigida)</i> and <i>Tradescantia tharpii</i> are typical forbs of this community. <i>Clematis fremontii, Oenothera macrocarpa</i> and <i>Talinum calycinum</i> are unusual species of this area. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37088.CEGL005231
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: Dakota Sandstone Tallgrass Prairie
  Translated: Big Bluestem - Switchgrass - Little Bluestem - (Tharp's Spiderwort) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005231
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684671 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo