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Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Schizachyrium scoparium Flint Hills Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Schizachyrium scoparium Flint Hills Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
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</i> are common, but less abundant, members of this community. Typical forbs include <i>Symphyotrichum 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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31110-{9D5609CA-D8BC-4F75-8287-DA628914225C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 24-Oct-1996 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689452 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002201
  Translated: Big Bluestem - Indiangrass - Little Bluestem Flint Hills Grassland
  Common: Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Schizachyrium scoparium Flint Hills Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002201
(similar) Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Schizachyrium scoparium Flint Hills Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Schizachyrium scoparium Flint Hills Herbaceous Vegetation