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Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This sandstone tallgrass prairie community is found in the eastern central Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on moderate to steep dry-mesic slopes and ridgetops of the Dakota Sandstone region of north-central Kansas and adjacent Nebraska. The loam soils range from shallow and somewhat excessively well-drained to moderately deep and well-drained. The parent material is sandstone and sandy shale. Tall graminoids are the dominant vegetation in this community although trees and shrubs may be widely scattered. The most abundant species include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>. <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis</i>, and <i>Sporobolus compositus</i> are common graminoid associates. <i>Amorpha canescens, Symphyotrichum ericoides, Echinacea angustifolia, Calylophus serrulatus, Psoralidium tenuiflorum, Mimosa microphylla, Oligoneuron rigidum</i> and <i>Tradescantia tharpii</i> are typical forbs of this community. <i>Clematis fremontii, Oenothera macrocarpa</i> and <i>Phemeranthus calycinus</i> are unusual species of this area.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33994-{B5A0C146-D4F5-4E38-B700-6429233F7F31} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 08-Oct-1996 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Coreopsis palmata Central Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684671 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005231   Translated: Big Bluestem - Switchgrass - Little Bluestem - (Tharp's Spiderwort) Grassland   Common: Dakota Sandstone Mesic Tallgrass Prairie   Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL005231 (similar) Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Tradescantia tharpii) Herbaceous Vegetation