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Bouteloua curtipendula - Schizachyrium scoparium - Lithospermum canescens Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Bouteloua curtipendula - Schizachyrium scoparium - Lithospermum canescens Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: In the Central Appalachians these are small grassland openings on calcareous rocky summits characterized by <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. Associates include <i>Carex pensylvanica, Lithospermum canescens, Solidago bicolor, Packera obovata, Asclepias verticillata, Anemone virginiana</i>. Scattered shrubs and stunted trees include <i>Cercis canadensis, Juniperus virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Ostrya virginiana, Quercus muehlenbergii, Pinus pungens, Rhus aromatica</i>. These communities occur on upper slopes and rocky summits with thin soils over calcareous bedrock.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35170-{578262BB-3F13-4CC4-B0BB-7D3ADCEC6689} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-May-2019 to: ongoing
	status: not accepted Community's Parent: Bouteloua curtipendula - Schizachyrium scoparium Northeastern Bedrock Grassland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690055   Code: CEGL006542   Translated: Sideoats Grama - Little Bluestem - Hoary Puccoon Grassland   Common: Sideoats Grama Calcareous Glade Opening   Scientific: Bouteloua curtipendula - Schizachyrium scoparium - Lithospermum canescens Grassland