Name:
Schizachyrium scoparium - Sporobolus compositus var. compositus - Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida Wooded Grassland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community occurs on ledges of Mississippian limestone in the Southern Cliff Section of Kentucky (222Eo). Dominant species include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus compositus var. compositus, Sporobolus clandestinus, Danthonia spicata, Carex eburnea, Liatris squarrulosa, Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, Stenaria nigricans</i>, and <i>Manfreda virginica</i>. Other frequent species include <i>Panicum flexile, Scleria triglomerata, Minuartia patula, Hypericum dolabriforme, Euphorbia corollata, Lespedeza</i> spp., <i>Galactia</i> spp., <i>Lithospermum canescens, Solidago sphacelata, Helianthus hirsutus, Verbesina virginica var. virginica, Silphium trifoliatum, Aquilegia canadensis, Euphorbia commutata</i>, and <i>Blephilia ciliata</i>. This community is associated with <i>Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus</i> spp. forest in which the subcanopy may be dominated by <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> (this being regarded as a symptom of fire suppression). See ~<i>Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus (shumardii, stellata) / Cercis canadensis / Viburnum rufidulum</i> Forest (CEGL007699)$$ in ~<i>Quercus muehlenbergii - Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana</i> Forest Alliance (A2060)$$.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32924-{D49609B6-58D5-4294-A79E-F43045ED1CB9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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