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Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community occurs in the upper midwestern United States and possibly adjacent Canada, particularly in south-central Michigan and western New York, and possibly southern Ontario. Stands historically occurred on level to rolling topography on well-drained outwash plains and coarse-textured end moraines, or more rarely on thin soils over limestone. Soils were sandy loam to loam with a low water-retaining capacity. The tree canopy may have varied from 10-60% closure. The dominant tree was <i>Quercus alba</i>, with some <i>Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus velutina, Carya ovalis, Carya ovata</i>, and <i>Carya glabra</i>. There is some evidence that <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i> may have been more important historically. Ground layer graminoid species probably were <i>Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>. Some typical forbs probably included <i>Amorpha canescens, Anemone cylindrica, Asclepias tuberosa, Symphyotrichum laeve, Symphyotrichum pilosum</i>, and <i>Erigeron strigosus</i>. No extant stands of high quality are known.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33886-{BAF9CEE5-060A-440B-8B10-522969825DC6} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 16-Jul-1998 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus alba Wooded Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686553 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005121   Translated: White Oak - Bur Oak / Big Bluestem Open Woodland   Common: White Oak - Bur Oak Openings   Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL005121 (similar) Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation