Name:
Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Sporobolus clandestinus Southeastern Patch Prairie Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance includes mesic and wet-mesic grasslands and patch prairies found primarily in the Interior Low Plateau, ranging into the Central Appalachians, Cumberlands/Southern Ridge and Valley, and peripherally in the adjacent Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain. Stands are typically dominated by a diverse mixture of native forbs, graminoids, and medium to tall warm-season grasses, particularly members of the Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Poaceae. Woody species are absent to rare in well-managed examples but can be present in some examples. Some of the plants that may be found in or codominate stands of this alliance include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Andropogon glomeratus, Calamagrostis coarctata, Dichanthelium scoparium, Panicum anceps, Panicum virgatum, Pycnanthemum virginianum, Rhynchospora glomerata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Sporobolus clandestinus</i>. Stands of this alliance occur in swales or gentle slopes in gently rolling topography. Soil moisture and texture vary, but textures tend to be finer (clay loams or silty clays). Sites with heavier soils often have standing water present in the spring or after heavy rains.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39099-{3232810F-1B06-4B58-B940-F60CF8C87881}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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