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Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Liatris microcephala - (Eurybia surculosa) Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Liatris microcephala - (Eurybia surculosa) Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: These are sandstone barrens found on clifftops, exposed slopes, and other rocky areas in the Cumberland Plateau (and rarely adjacent provinces), with patches of vegetation in thin soils. Stands are dominated by species such as <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Danthonia sericea, Liatris microcephala, Eurybia surculosa, Hypericum gentianoides, Minuartia glabra</i> (in some occurrences), <i>Allium cuthbertii</i> (in some occurrences), <i>Phemeranthus mengesii, Nuttallanthus canadensis, Opuntia humifusa, Sporobolus vaginiflorus, Erigeron strigosus, Grimmia</i> spp., and fruticose lichens such as <i>Cladonia</i> spp. Scattered trees and shrubs, such as <i>Pinus virginiana, Vaccinium arboreum</i>, and <i>Chionanthus virginicus</i>, may occur on the margins of the community, and in patches of deeper soil.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32907-{0D74EE38-EB21-4325-800A-1BDC539A8471} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 4
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 28-Sep-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Bigelowia nuttallii Cumberland Sandstone Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685076 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004061   Translated: Little Bluestem - Silky Oatgrass - Small-head Blazingstar - (Creeping Aster) Grassland   Common: Cumberland Plateau Clifftop Sandstone Barrens   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Liatris microcephala - (Eurybia surculosa) Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL004061 (similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Liatris microcephala - (Eurybia surculosa) Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Liatris microcephala - (Eurybia surculosa) Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation