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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This little bluestem dry gravel prairie is found in the upper midwestern region of the United States. Stands occur on steep, gravelly slopes, usually facing south or southwest. These slopes can be kames, eskers, river terraces, or hills. Soils are gravelly, well to excessively drained, and often excessively aerated. Sites at the bottom of a slope have more soil accumulation, more soil moisture, and are generally more fertile. This community is dominated by grasses or, locally, by low shrubs. Trees may be present but their canopy cover is less than 10%. Grasses are typically less than 1 m tall. <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans, Sporobolus heterolepis</i>, and <i>Hesperostipa spartea</i> dominate this community. There is considerable variation in the composition of the forb component. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31124-{DC71994A-B844-4C2D-9F9C-6B2584F0A199}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 03-Mar-1994 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686388 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002215
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Gravel Grassland
  Common: Midwest Dry Gravel Prairie
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL002215
(similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Gravel Herbaceous Vegetation