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Schizachyrium scoparium - Aristida basiramea - Sporobolus cryptandrus - Eragrostis trichodes Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Aristida basiramea - Sporobolus cryptandrus - Eragrostis trichodes Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This sand and gravel prairie community is found in southeast Nebraska and northeast Kansas, in the east-central Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on eroded slopes, rolling uplands, and in shallow draws associated with river valleys. Soils are very well-drained and vary from sandy loams to coarse sand and gravels formed in old alluvium or glacial till. Vegetation is dominated by a variety of midgrasses within a predominately tallgrass region. In southeastern Nebraska and northeast Kansas, dominants on sandy soils include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Eragrostis trichodes</i>, and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i>. <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> dominate areas with gravelly soils. Common herbaceous species include species commonly found in mixedgrass prairies to the west. Other graminoids present include <i>Aristida basiramea, Digitaria cognata, Carex duriuscula, Carex praegracilis</i>, and <i>Cyperus schweinitzii</i>. Scattered tallgrasses such as <i>Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Panicum virgatum</i> may be present in areas proximate to tallgrass prairie stands. Fire and drought along with grazing and conversion agriculture impact this community.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33984-{68E4AA48-E3A4-4554-A846-BC964222DAAB} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 09-Jun-2015 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans Central Sand & Gravel Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685281 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005221   Translated: Little Bluestem - Forked Three-awn - Sand Dropseed - Sand Lovegrass Grassland   Common: West-Central Sand Tallgrass Prairie   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Aristida basiramea - Sporobolus cryptandrus - Eragrostis trichodes Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL005221 (similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Aristida basiramea - Sporobolus cryptandrus - Eragrostis trichodes Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Aristida basiramea - Sporobolus cryptandrus - Eragrostis trichodes Herbaceous Vegetation