Name:
Schizachyrium scoparium - (Sorghastrum nutans) - Sporobolus compositus var. compositus - Liatris punctata var. mucronata Grassland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association is described from the least disturbed grasslands present at Fort Hood, Texas. Most occurrences are dominated by <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> in a mixture with other grasses, including <i>Sporobolus compositus, Sorghastrum nutans, Bouteloua hirsuta, Bouteloua curtipendula, Aristida purpurea, Muhlenbergia reverchonii</i>, and <i>Bothriochloa laguroides</i>. This association can have a strong component of showy wildflowers, including <i>Liatris punctata var. mucronata, Calylophus berlandieri, Melampodium leucanthum, Helianthus maximiliani, Oenothera macrocarpa, Silphium albiflorum</i>, and <i>Chamaecrista fasciculata</i>. <i>Salvia texana</i> and <i>Dalea multiflora</i> tend to be abundant in areas with thinner soils. Other characteristic components include <i>Symphyotrichum ericoides, Stenaria nigricans, Scutellaria wrightii, Thelesperma simplicifolium, Stillingia texana, Agalinis densiflora, Desmanthus</i> spp., <i>Mimosa roemeriana, Asclepias viridiflora</i>, and <i>Asclepias oenotheroides</i>. Occasional woody components include <i>Yucca pallida, Juniperus ashei, Rhus lanceolata, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Rubus trivialis</i>. Woody components increase in the absence of fire.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33049-{8F4C4F4C-F742-47FF-B58B-E641D9FE2747}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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