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Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - (Sporobolus heterolepis) - Liatris spp. - Ratibida pinnata Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - (Sporobolus heterolepis) - Liatris spp. - Ratibida pinnata Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This mesic tallgrass prairie grassland community is found primarily in the glaciated central midwestern United States. Stands occur on silty clay loams and silty loams. Soils are typically derived from deep (>100 cm) silty clay and silt loam glacial till or unaltered loess, except for those in the Driftless Area. Soil drainage is intermediate, and nutrient content is high. The pH ranges from slightly acidic to circumneutral. Topography varies from level to moderately sloping on uplands of glacial outwash and till plains. This is a tallgrass mixed herbaceous community dominated by perennial C4 bunch and sod grasses. Trees are infrequent to absent. The height of the dominant plants ranges from 0.5-2.0 m. Cover is high, typically 85-95%. Forb species composition varies more than grass composition from site to site. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Symphyotrichum ericoides (= Aster ericoides), Dalea candida, Eryngium yuccifolium, Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus, Liatris pycnostachya, Liatris spicata, Ratibida pinnata, Rosa carolina, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, Oligoneuron rigidum (= Solidago rigida)</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> are abundant throughout this community's range. <i>Amorpha canescens</i>, a subshrubby species, and <i>Salix humilis</i> are also typically present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37119.CEGL002203
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 Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
  Translated: Big Bluestem - Indiangrass - (Prairie Dropseed) - Blazingstar species - Pinnate Prairie Coneflower Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - (Sporobolus heterolepis) - Liatris spp. - Ratibida pinnata Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002203
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683927 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo