Name:
Panicum virgatum - Panicum anceps Coastal Plain Prairie Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance includes a variety of relatively restricted moist to wet tallgrass patch prairie types which are found in the coastal plains of the southeastern United States. The most abundant species in stands of this alliance are <i>Panicum anceps, Panicum virgatum</i>, and/or <i>Tripsacum dactyloides</i>. Some other species that can occur include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Andropogon glomeratus, Lythrum alatum, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Symphyotrichum</i> spp. Woody species, including <i>Berchemia scandens, Celtis laevigata, Cercis canadensis, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juniperus virginiana, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus muehlenbergii, Smilax bona-nox</i>, and <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i>, occur locally during periods of fire suppression. Examples of these relatively restricted communities are rare and/or have been greatly reduced through land-use change. This vegetation may be found in the Grand Prairie Subsection of Arkansas, parts of the Mississippi River Alluvial Basin Section, the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas, and related areas.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38604-{5435BD9A-606D-4AE4-B844-624ABEEEF710}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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