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Schizachyrium scoparium Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance is found in the northwestern Great Plains. <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> is the dominant grass but other mid and short grasses and sedges can be abundant, particularly <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Carex inops ssp. heliophila</i>, and <i>Carex filifolia</i>. In a few stands in eastern Montana and possibly western North Dakota, <i>Muhlenbergia cuspidata</i> can be a codominant. Several other mid or tall grasses can be present, including <i>Andropogon gerardii, Calamovilfa longifolia, Hesperostipa comata, Koeleria macrantha, Nassella viridula</i>, and <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i>. Forbs do not contribute greatly to the canopy and shrubs and trees are absent or sparse. The alliance is found on coarse- or medium-textured soils and nearly always on moderate or steep slopes. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39244-{4393E38A-D444-4616-ADCD-E47FBA410499}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900085 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A4034
  Translated: Little Bluestem Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance
  Common: Northwestern Great Plains Little Bluestem Grassland
  Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium Northwestern Great Plains Grassland Alliance