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Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Bigelowia nuttallii Cumberland Sandstone Grassland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Bigelowia nuttallii Cumberland Sandstone Grassland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This vegetation, dominated by perennial grasslands, occurs in association with open woodlands of sandstone outcrops and surrounding thin soil areas. These stands are found on the Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as Lookout Mountain and Sand Mountain in Alabama and northeastern Georgia. The dominant herbaceous plants include <i>Bigelowia nuttallii, Danthonia sericea, Liatris microcephala</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. Scattered trees include <i>Pinus echinata, Pinus virginiana, Quercus falcata, Quercus marilandica</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i>. Shrubs may include <i>Chionanthus virginicus, Kalmia latifolia</i>, and <i>Vaccinium arboreum</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38759-{1D62D7C2-4D17-405A-870A-E9861DFF4237}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899597 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3474
  Translated: Little Bluestem - Silky Oatgrass - Nuttall's Rayless-goldenrod Cumberland Sandstone Grassland Alliance
  Common: Cumberland Little Bluestem Sandstone Glade
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Bigelowia nuttallii Cumberland Sandstone Grassland Alliance