Name:
Bouteloua gracilis - Bouteloua hirsuta - Bouteloua curtipendula Shortgrass Prairie Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This shortgrass prairie alliance is common across the western portions of the central and southern Great Plains. This vegetation is characterized by a moderate to dense sod of dominated by short grasses, <i>Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta</i> and midgrass, <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i>. However, not all three species are always present. <i>Bouteloua dactyloides</i> is absent or has low cover (<5%). Other grasses that may be present to codominant in <i>Aristida purpurea, Bouteloua eriopoda</i>, and <i>Muhlenbergia torreyi</i>. <i>Elymus elymoides, Hesperostipa comata, Pascopyrum smithii, Pleuraphis jamesii, Schedonnardus paniculatus, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sporobolus cryptandrus</i> may also be present. Forbs have low cover but may be diverse including species of <i>Astragalus, Eriogonum, Gaura, Machaeranthera, Opuntia, Plantago, Psoralidium, Ratibida, Sphaeralcea</i> and <i>Zinnia</i>. Scattered shrubs are rare and may include <i>Artemisia frigida, Atriplex canescens, Ericameria nauseosa, Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>, and <i>Cylindropuntia imbricata</i> (in the southern extent). Soils are well-developed with texture ranging from sandy loam to clay loam.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39211-{8D1F07FF-447E-4AFD-87F0-0D434D593456}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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