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CEGL002252 Schizachyrium scoparium - Lesquerella gordonii - Castilleja purpurea var. citrina Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Little Bluestem - Gordon''s Bladderpod - Prairie Indian-paintbrush Grassland
Colloquial Name: Western Gypsum & Redbed Clay Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in areas of shallow soils influenced by gypsum outcrops in western Oklahoma and possibly adjacent Texas. Characteristic species are Schizachyrium scoparium, Lesquerella gordonii, Castilleja purpurea var. citrina, Bouteloua hirsuta, Tetraneuris scaposa, Juniperus pinchotii, Liatris punctata, Lithospermum incisum, and Lomatium foeniculaceum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic species are Schizachyrium scoparium, Lesquerella gordonii, Castilleja purpurea var. citrina, Tetraneuris scaposa (= Hymenoxys scaposa), Liatris punctata, Lithospermum incisum, and Lomatium foeniculaceum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found in the gypsum or redbed clay sites of western Oklahoma and possibly adjacent Texas. There is much exposed subsoil and rock associated with examples of this association.
Geographic Range: This association is restricted to the gypsum hills and great salt plains of Oklahoma, west of the Blaine Escarpment. It may also occur in similar habitats in adjacent Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OK, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684021
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nb Central North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D023 | 2.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nb.2 Needle-and-Thread - Western Wheatgrass - Plains Rough Fescue Grassland Macrogroup | M051 | 2.B.2.Nb.2 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.2.a Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Western Wheatgrass Mixedgrass Prairie Group | G133 | 2.B.2.Nb.2.a |
| Alliance | A4042 Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Central Plains Grassland Alliance | A4042 | 2.B.2.Nb.2.a |
| Association | CEGL002252 Little Bluestem - Gordon''s Bladderpod - Prairie Indian-paintbrush Grassland | CEGL002252 | 2.B.2.Nb.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Barber, S. C. 1974. A floristic study of the vascular plants of the gypsum hills and redbed plains area of southwestern Oklahoma. Unpublished M.S. thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
- Barber, S. C. 1979. Floristic components of the gypsum hills and redbed plains area of southwest Oklahoma. Southwestern Naturalist 24:431-437.
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.