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Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata - Carex pensylvanica / Cladonia spp. Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata - Carex pensylvanica / Cladonia spp. Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These grassy openings are found on rock outcrops and summits at 365-1220 m (1200-4000 feet) elevation in the Central Appalachians and adjacent regions. Settings include flat summits, outcrops, plateaus and southwest-facing upper slopes. Bare rock (acidic sandstone and conglomerates) typically makes up a large part of the cover. <i>Danthonia spicata, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i> are all typical. Total herbaceous cover is usually 25-50%. Other associates include <i>Carex pensylvanica, Piptatheropsis pungens, Patis racemosa, Prunus pumila, Rumex acetosella, Rubus</i> spp., <i>Sibbaldiopsis tridentata, Cladonia</i> sp., and <i>Umbilicaria</i> sp. There may be small patches of shrubs within the graminoid matrix, including <i>Vaccinium</i> spp., <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and <i>Aronia melanocarpa</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35172-{CE1A6428-9F8D-4C37-9F3F-3937FE85D8BB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 22-Jun-2006 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685616 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006544
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Poverty Oatgrass - Pennsylvania Sedge / Cup Lichen species Grassland
  Common: Low- to Mid-Elevation Little Bluestem - Poverty Oatgrass Outcrop Opening
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata - Carex pensylvanica / Cladonia spp. Grassland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata - Carex pensylvanica / Cladonia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation