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Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium Western Great Plains Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium Western Great Plains Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community occurs in the pine forest-grassland mosaic in the low uplands east of the Bighorn Mountains between the Tongue and Powder rivers in southeastern Montana. Stands are dominated by <i>Andropogon gerardii</i>, a Great Plains tallgrass at the western edge of its range, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. It is found on nearly level terrain or gentle slopes with cool aspects of parklands with loamy soils. <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> is codominant with <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> in the tallgrass prairies of the eastern Great Plains.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30372-{AB50E35E-2B9E-41AE-A283-2B41EB0DA354} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 09-Jul-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans Mixedgrass Western Plains Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688997 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001463   Translated: Big Bluestem - Little Bluestem Western Great Plains Grassland   Common: Western Great Plains Bluestem Tallgrass Prairie   Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium Western Great Plains Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium Western Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL001463 (similar) Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium Western Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation