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Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Hesperostipa spartea Tallgrass Prairie Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Hesperostipa spartea Tallgrass Prairie Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This group is found primarily in the central Midwestern states from northwestern Indiana to eastern Nebraska and northeastern Kansas. Dominant species are tallgrasses 1-2 m tall or tallgrasses mixed with midgrasses approximately 1 m tall. Vegetation cover is high except for the growing season after a fire. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Panicum virgatum</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> are typical tallgrasses while <i>Bouteloua curtipendula, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Sporobolus heterolepis</i> are typical midgrasses. A wide variety of forbs contribute to the vegetation cover. Trees and shrubs are widely scattered or absent in high-quality examples of this group. These tallgrass prairies occur on flat to rolling landscapes with deep, rich Mollisol soils. Fire is critical to maintain sites. A substantial reduction in fire frequency will allow woody plants or other grasses to become dominant and change the vegetation community. The great majority of sites where this group existed in the past have been converted to agricultural uses or succeeded to woodlands or shrublands due to a lack of fire.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40083-{AD92D873-6112-447E-B939-EFE23D7A8FFD} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 07-May-2015 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Liatris spicata Tallgrass Prairie Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Coreopsis palmata Central Grassland Alliance   Corylus americana - Malus ioensis - Ceanothus americanus Central Shrubland Alliance   Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula Central Loamy Grassland Alliance   Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans Central Sand & Gravel Grassland Alliance		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.857017 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G333   Scientific: Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Hesperostipa spartea Tallgrass Prairie Group