Name:
Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Rudbeckia missouriensis - Mentzelia oligosperma Wooded Grassland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This little bluestem limestone glade community is found in the Ozarks region of the south-central United States, primarily and characteristically on the Springfield Plateau of Arkansas and Missouri, and in adjacent Kansas. Stands occur on moderate to steep slopes of dissected hills, steep valley slopes above large rivers and streams. Aspect is typically southern and western. Soils are very rapidly drained (seasonally saturated in winter and spring) and shallow (0-40 cm). The parent material is limestone bedrock. The vegetation is dominated by medium-tall grasses and forbs, occasionally with stunted trees and shrubs. Stands are dominated by the grasses <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i>. Typical forbs and ferns include <i>Rudbeckia missouriensis, Draba reptans, Draba cuneifolia, Heliotropium tenellum, Isoetes butleri, Ophioglossum engelmannii, Psoralidium tenuiflorum, Sedum pulchellum, Glandularia canadensis, Agalinis aspera, Mentzelia oligosperma, Physalis pumila, Chamaesyce missurica, Astragalus distortus, Erysimum capitatum, Castilleja purpurea, Lesquerella filiformis</i> (endemic to the Ozarks), <i>Phemeranthus parviflorus, Thelesperma filifolium var. filifolium, Nothocalais cuspidata</i>, and lichens <i>Protoparmeliopsis muralis, Placidium lachneum</i>, and <i>Psora russellii</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31160-{FB35C130-625C-4A6F-917B-79E0B50BB332}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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