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Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This oak savanna community is found in the northern tallgrass prairie region of the midwestern United States. Stands occur on well-drained, coarse-textured, sandy soils derived from glacial outwash or end moraine formations. Soils range from almost pure sand, to loamy sand, to sandy loam. The soils have low fertility, organic matter, and moisture retention capacity. The dominant trees of this community are <i>Quercus macrocarpa</i> and <i>Quercus ellipsoidalis</i>, which have a height of 5-15 m and an open canopy (5-60%). Cover in the tall-shrub and low-shrub layers varies from 0-40%. Short-shrub species include <i>Amorpha canescens, Corylus americana, Rhus glabra</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. The herb layer is dominated by graminoids, with forbs more prominent in shaded areas. Species found in the herb layer include <i>Ambrosia psilostachya, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Artemisia ludoviciana, Andropogon gerardii, Calamovilfa longifolia, Carex pensylvanica, Carex</i> spp., <i>Comandra umbellata, Sorghastrum nutans, Hesperostipa spartea, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31069-{5A51E190-E392-427B-A8E9-176AAF391D03} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 03-Mar-1994 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus velutina - Quercus ellipsoidalis Wooded Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689943 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002160   Translated: Bur Oak - (Northern Pin Oak) / Little Bluestem - Prairie Junegrass Open Woodland   Common: Northern Oak Barrens   Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL002160 (similar) Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Koeleria macrantha Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation