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Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Coreopsis palmata Central Grassland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Coreopsis palmata Central Grassland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This mesic tallgrass prairie alliance occurs mainly in the glaciated midwestern United States and southern Ontario with outliers in north-central Kansas and adjacent Nebraska. Tallgrasses dominate the moderate to dense vegetation cover. <i>Andropogon gerardii</i> and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> are the most widespread and common species. <i>Panicum virgatum, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sporobolus heterolepis</i> are frequent associated grasses. Forb composition tends to vary more than the grasses with a wide variety possible. <i>Aletris farinosa, Coreopsis palmata, Dalea candida, Eryngium yuccifolium, Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus, Liatris pycnostachya, Liatris spicata, Oligoneuron rigidum, Ratibida pinnata, Rosa carolina, Rudbeckia hirta</i>, and <i>Symphyotrichum ericoides</i> are a few. <i>Amorpha canescens</i>, a sub-shrub species, and <i>Salix humilis</i> are also typically present. This alliance is found on flat to rolling landscapes. Soils are usually fine-textured but one variant occurs on sandy soils near the southern Great Lakes. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39267-{CCF10D7F-B4B5-4F96-A226-2A9E4BD6E9FE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Jun-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900107 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A4057
  Translated: Big Bluestem - Indiangrass - Stiff Tickseed Central Grassland Alliance
  Common: Central Mesic Tallgrass Prairie
  Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Coreopsis palmata Central Grassland Alliance