Name:
Schizachyrium scoparium - Sporobolus junceus - Rudbeckia triloba var. pinnatiloba - Onosmodium decipiens Wooded Grassland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community comprises the grass-and-forb-dominated, thin soil, well-vegetated portions of dolostone glades over Ketona Formation dolomitic limestone in Bibb County, Alabama. Characteristic plants of this glade type include <i>Agalinis setacea, Agalinis tenuifolia, Allium canadense var. mobilense, Amsonia ciliata var. tenuifolia, Andropogon gerardii, Andropogon virginicus, Aristida lanosa, Asclepias viridiflora, Blephilia ciliata, Callirhoe alcaeoides, Castilleja kraliana, Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus, Coreopsis grandiflora var. inclinata, Croton monanthogynus, Dalea cahaba, Delphinium carolinianum, Dichanthelium</i> spp., <i>Erigeron strigosus var. dolomiticola, Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium, Euphorbia corollata, Fimbristylis puberula, Gaillardia aestivalis, Gaura filipes, Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans, Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides, Hypoxis hirsuta, Isoetes butleri, Leavenworthia exigua var. lutea, Leavenworthia uniflora, Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, Liatris cylindracea, Liatris oligocephala, Linum sulcatum, Lithospermum canescens, Lobelia spicata, Marshallia mohrii, Mecardonia acuminata, Minuartia patula, Mirabilis albida, Nothoscordum bivalve, Onosmodium decipiens, Oxalis priceae ssp. priceae, Panicum flexile, Panicum virgatum, Paronychia virginica, Penstemon tenuiflorus, Polygala boykinii, Polygala grandiflora, Rhynchospora colorata, Rhynchospora globularis, Rudbeckia triloba var. pinnatiloba, Ruellia humilis, Sabal minor, Salvia azurea, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Schoenolirion croceum, Scleria</i> sp., <i>Scutellaria parvula, Silphium glutinosum, Solidago petiolaris, Solidago ulmifolia, Spigelia alabamensis, Spiranthes magnicamporum, Sporobolus compositus, Sporobolus junceus, Symphyotrichum concolor, Tetragonotheca helianthoides, Viola walteri</i>, and <i>Yucca filamentosa</i>. Moist, seepy spots are often dominated by species such as <i>Rhynchospora colorata, Ludwigia microcarpa</i>, and <i>Rhynchospora thornei</i>. Numerous species (most of them newly discovered and described) are endemic to this community, including <i>Onosmodium decipiens, Erigeron strigosus var. dolomiticola, Silphium glutinosum, Castilleja kraliana, Coreopsis grandiflora var. inclinata, Dalea cahaba, Spigelia alabamensis</i>, and <i>Solanum pumilum</i>. The moss <i>Pleurochaete luteola</i> may be present in patches at the margins. The scattered woody species include <i>Pinus palustris, Pinus virginiana, Cercis canadensis, Cornus florida, Chionanthus virginicus, Rhus aromatica, Pinus taeda, Forestiera ligustrina, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Toxicodendron pubescens, Sabal minor</i>, and <i>Smilax bona-nox</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32926-{5EF8E203-1D06-44FE-9F65-35415E12BBDE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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