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Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Schizachyrium scoparium Flint Hills Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Schizachyrium scoparium Flint Hills Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This tallgrass prairie grassland is found in the Flint Hills region of the central United States. Stands occur on shallow to deep silt, loam, and clay soils. It can be somewhat poorly drained to somewhat excessively drained. This community has a dense cover of tall grasses with a moderate to high diversity of forbs. Dominant grasses are <i>Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Panicum virgatum</i>, and <i>Sporobolus compositus (= Sporobolus asper)</i> are common, but less abundant, members of this community. Typical forbs include <i>Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), Helianthus grosseserratus, Lespedeza capitata, Solidago</i> spp., and <i>Viola pedatifida</i>. Shrubs, such as <i>Amorpha canescens</i>, and trees are usually infrequent, but can be more common near watercourses. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37115.CEGL002201
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: Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie
  Translated: Big Bluestem - Indiangrass - Little Bluestem Flint Hills Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Schizachyrium scoparium Flint Hills Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002201
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689452 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo