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Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Red Hills Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Red Hills Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This little bluestem mixedgrass prairie community is found in the southern Great Plains of the United States in the Red Hills of southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Stands occur on gently sloping to strongly dissected Hills and escarpments on uplands. Soils consist of silt, loam, or clay. They are well-drained and range from shallow to deep. The parent material is red silty shale, red silty sandstone, red sandstone, or clayey shale. This community is dominated by short and mid grasses with abundant forbs. The herbaceous vegetation often forms two distinct layers with the lower one more dense than the taller. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> are the dominant species. Other herbaceous plants that are commonly found in this community are <i>Ambrosia psilostachya, Symphyotrichum ericoides, Callirhoe involucrata, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Calylophus serrulatus, Sporobolus compositus</i>, and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>. There are low <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> trees scattered across the landscape of this community. Groves of small deciduous trees and shrubs can be found on north-facing slopes and in valleys. In these groves <i>Celtis occidentalis, Prunus angustifolia, Rhus glabra</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i> are usually the dominant woody plants.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31157-{56543EBA-1514-4D4B-A7E7-2C4E6F9F1047} 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.2.686706 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002248   Translated: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Red Hills Grassland   Common: Red Hills Little Bluestem Mixedgrass Prairie   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Red Hills Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL002248 (similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Red Hills Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Red Hills Herbaceous Vegetation