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Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Clinopodium arkansanum Limestone Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Clinopodium arkansanum Limestone Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This primarily dry-mesic grassland community is found on thin soils over limestone or dolomite in the northern prairie-forest border region of the midwestern United States, particularly in Illinois and Ohio. Stands occur on gentle to moderately steep slopes of rolling hills and plains. The soil is typically well-drained, shallow to moderately deep (40-100 cm), neutral to slightly alkaline, stony, and formed over dolomite or limestone. Bedrock outcrops may be present. The vegetation in this community is typically medium dense and dominated by a combination of mid- and tallgrasses. <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> are the most abundant grasses, and <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> and <i>Hesperostipa spartea</i> are common associates. Other frequently occurring herbaceous species include <i>Asclepias tuberosa, Carex meadii, Camassia scilloides, Desmanthus illinoensis, Dodecatheon meadia, Echinacea pallida, Eleocharis compressa, Galium boreale, Lithospermum canescens, Dalea purpurea</i>, and <i>Clinopodium arkansanum</i>. Woody species, such as <i>Cornus foemina</i> and <i>Juniperus virginiana</i>, are sometimes found, especially where fire has not occurred for long periods. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33943-{49D9D6C6-EF03-4D57-B280-4278FE35AD2E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 28-Mar-2000 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689101 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005179
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Indiangrass - Limestone Calamint Limestone Grassland
  Common: North-central Dry-Mesic Limestone - Dolomite Prairie
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Clinopodium arkansanum Limestone Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL005179
(similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Clinopodium arkansanum Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Clinopodium arkansanum Alkaline Herbaceous Vegetation