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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This little bluestem mixedgrass prairie community is limited to the south-central Great Plains in the United States. Stands occur on nearly level to gently sloping terraces below chalk or limestone outcrops. They are not flooded or saturated during the year. Soils are well-drained and moderately deep to deep. They are strongly calcareous with silty or loamy surface layers and subsoils. The parent material is chalky shale and soft limestone. The vegetation structure is typically a dense stand of short to medium-tall graminoids and forbs. <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> are the most abundant. <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> and <i>Bouteloua dactyloides</i> are also typically found in this community. <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus, Distichlis spicata, Eriogonum effusum, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Oenothera macrocarpa, Stanleya pinnata</i>, and <i>Atriplex canescens</i> are among many species characteristic of this community.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31156-{61D89C30-2A38-4787-8DD8-A1C850BFED00} 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: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Central Great Plains Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689140 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002247   Translated: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Chalkflat Grassland   Common: Little Bluestem Chalkflat Mixedgrass Prairie   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL002247 (similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Chalkflat Herbaceous Vegetation