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Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis - Pycnanthemum virginianum - Oligoneuron ohioense Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis - Pycnanthemum virginianum - Oligoneuron ohioense Wet Meadow Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This lakeplain wet-mesic prairie grassland community is found on the lakeplain near the southern central Great Lakes of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on level, sandy glacial outwash, sandy glacial lakeplains, and deposits of dune sand in silty/clayey glacial lakeplains. The soils are sands, sandy loams, loams, or silty clays with poor to moderate water-retaining capacity. There may be temporary inundations after heavy rains or in the spring. The vegetation of this community is dominated by tallgrass species typically 1-2 m high. Trees and shrubs are very rare. There is very little bare ground. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Carex</i> spp. (<i>Carex bicknellii, Carex buxbaumii, Carex pellita</i>), <i>Panicum virgatum, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> are the most abundant species. Diagnostic species include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Panicum virgatum, Pedicularis lanceolata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea</i>. <i>Coreopsis tripteris</i> and <i>Aletris farinosa</i> are also good mesic to wet-mesic indicators. <i>Oligoneuron ohioense</i> is common in this community but also occurs in fens and Great Lakes interdunal wetlands. <i>Pycnanthemum virginianum</i> is common in this community but may also occur in woodlands.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33860-{4DB0171D-9546-4454-8353-B5628CC93DB1} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 03-Mar-1994 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum Wet Prairie Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690038 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005095   Translated: Big Bluestem - Bluejoint - Virginia Mountainmint - Ohio Goldenrod Wet Meadow   Common: Lakeplain Wet-Mesic Prairie   Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis - Pycnanthemum virginianum - Oligoneuron ohioense Wet Meadow (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis - Pycnanthemum virginianum - Oligoneuron ohioense Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Andropogon gerardii - Calamagrostis canadensis - Pycnanthemum virginianum - Oligoneuron ohioense Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL005095