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Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea Acidic Glade & Barrens Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea Acidic Glade & Barrens Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This group represents grasslands, shrublands, and scattered trees in a mosaic with woodlands on quartzite, sandstone or other outcrops of acidic rock and associated thin-soil areas, primarily in unglaciated regions. The acidic soils are typically dry during the summer and autumn, becoming saturated during the spring and winter. Grasses such as <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i> dominate this group. Shrubs such as <i>Vaccinium</i> spp. and/or <i>Gaylussacia</i> spp. are common, as are scattered trees of <i>Pinus virginiana, Pinus rigida, Pinus echinata, Quercus montana, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. Trees may be stunted. <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> can be present and often increases in the absence of fire. Herbaceous plants, including <i>Diamorpha smallii</i> and <i>Minuartia glabra</i>, are typical of the outcrops on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee. Some characteristic grasses include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Danthonia sericea</i>. Fruticose lichens such as <i>Cladonia</i> spp. may be prominent in some examples. Examples of the group are influenced by drought and infrequent to occasional fires. Prescribed fires help manage stands by maintaining an open structure. Examples of this group are primarily found in the Interior Highlands (Ozark, Ouachita, Interior Low Plateau, and Cumberland Plateau regions) with rare and limited occurrences north and south of this primary range.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39981-{981AD708-586F-4CFF-92E4-84AFABDF8A59} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 08-Oct-2013 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea Acidic Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Diamorpha smallii - Minuartia glabra Cumberland Sandstone Herb Alliance   Kalmia latifolia - Gaylussacia baccata - Gaylussacia brachycera Cumberland Bedrock Heath Alliance   Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium Interior Acidic Bedrock Scrub Alliance   Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea - Bigelowia nuttallii Cumberland Sandstone Grassland Alliance		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.835969 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G178   Scientific: Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia sericea Acidic Glade & Barrens Group