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Andropogon gerardii - Hesperostipa spartea - Sporobolus heterolepis Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Hesperostipa spartea - Sporobolus heterolepis Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This mesic big bluestem prairie community is found in the northern tallgrass prairie region of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on black, friable, organic-rich soils and have surface horizons that are high in bases. During the warm season, soils are intermittently dry for long periods or have subsurface horizons in which salts or carbonates have accumulated. This is a grassland community with dense vegetation dominated by tallgrasses. Forbs are abundant and often have high local diversity. Clumps of trees and tall brush can often be found along the boundary between wetlands and this community. Otherwise, woody vegetation is rare. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Sporobolus heterolepis</i>, and <i>Hesperostipa spartea</i>, and occasionally <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>, are the most abundant species in this community. <i>Amorpha canescens, Symphyotrichum ericoides</i>, and <i>Solidago canadensis</i> are common forbs across this community's range.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31111-{583A05C8-6BB4-45A5-9C0B-55380E0BCE59} 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: Andropogon gerardii - Sporobolus heterolepis - Muhlenbergia richardsonis Northern Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683202 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002202   Translated: Big Bluestem - Porcupine Grass - Prairie Dropseed Grassland   Common: Northern Mesic Big Bluestem Prairie   Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Hesperostipa spartea - Sporobolus heterolepis Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Andropogon gerardii - Hesperostipa spartea - Sporobolus heterolepis Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL002202 (similar) Andropogon gerardii - Hesperostipa spartea - Sporobolus heterolepis Herbaceous Vegetation