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Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This tallgrass prairie type is found in Kentucky, adjacent Tennessee, and possibly in the Central Appalachians. Sites are often on depressions or slopes below ridges, with more mesic conditions and reduced disturbances. The vegetation is dominated by tallgrass species. The grasses <i>Saccharum alopecuroides</i> and <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> are often abundant, along with <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum</i> is locally abundant in more brushy or shady areas. Other common grasses include <i>Andropogon glomeratus, Andropogon gyrans, Andropogon virginicus, Danthonia spicata</i> (in brushy areas), <i>Elymus glabriflorus, Dichanthelium commutatum, Dichanthelium laxiflorum, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum, Dichanthelium ravenelii</i>, and <i>Tridens flavus</i>. Among the most abundant herbs are <i>Symphyotrichum dumosum, Desmodium glabellum, Helianthus microcephalus, Lespedeza hirta</i>, and <i>Lespedeza violacea</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33459-{A5BD51CF-D497-45AA-B5D5-5EC5C960BFB1}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685133 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004677
  Translated: Big Bluestem - (Indiangrass) Kentucky Grassland
  Common: Kentucky Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Andropogon gerardii - (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL004677