Name:
Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Schizachyrium scoparium - Aletris farinosa Grassland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community occurs in the southern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on level sandy glacial outwash, sandy glacial lake plains, valley trains, and in dune areas. Soils are sandy loams, loamy sands, and sands. They are moderately well-drained to imperfectly or somewhat poorly drained. Stands of this community may be dominated by grasses, mixtures of grasses and forbs, forbs, or short shrubs and grasses. Abundant and diagnostic species include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Calamagrostis canadensis, Pycnanthemum virginianum, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>. <i>Aletris farinosa</i> and <i>Coreopsis tripteris</i> are typical in this community and can be locally abundant. Other characteristic species include <i>Carex pensylvanica, Desmodium canadense, Panicum virgatum, Solidago canadensis</i>, and <i>Solidago juncea</i>. Species composition varies with soil moisture and pH. On drier sites, common plants include <i>Asclepias tuberosa, Baptisia tinctoria, Carex muehlenbergii, Carex swanii, Hieracium longipilum, Liatris scariosa, Lupinus perennis, Rudbeckia hirta</i>, and <i>Viola sagittata</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33861-{90EA4BFE-FF95-45CF-A6FE-C5715FB4D503}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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