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CEGL004078 Schizachyrium scoparium - Sporobolus compositus var. compositus - Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida Wooded Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Little Bluestem - Tall Dropseed - Orange Coneflower Wooded Grassland
Colloquial Name: Limestone Cliff Barrens
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on ledges of Mississippian limestone in the Southern Cliff Section of Kentucky (222Eo). Dominant species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus compositus var. compositus, Sporobolus clandestinus, Danthonia spicata, Carex eburnea, Liatris squarrulosa, Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, Stenaria nigricans, and Manfreda virginica. Other frequent species include Panicum flexile, Scleria triglomerata, Minuartia patula, Hypericum dolabriforme, Euphorbia corollata, Lespedeza spp., Galactia spp., Lithospermum canescens, Solidago sphacelata, Helianthus hirsutus, Verbesina virginica var. virginica, Silphium trifoliatum, Aquilegia canadensis, Euphorbia commutata, and Blephilia ciliata. This community is associated with Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus spp. forest in which the subcanopy may be dominated by Juniperus virginiana (this being regarded as a symptom of fire suppression). See ~Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus (shumardii, stellata) / Cercis canadensis / Viburnum rufidulum Forest (CEGL007699)$$ in ~Quercus muehlenbergii - Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana Forest Alliance (A2060)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The correct alliance placement of this association is uncertain. Rudbeckia truncata Small, regarded as a distinct entity by some workers (J. Campbell pers. comm. 1995), is treated here as Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida (Kartesz 1999). "This is associated with Juniperus - Quercus spp. Woodland and ~Rhus aromatica - Celtis tenuifolia / Carex eburnea Cliff Shrubland (CEGL004393)$$, with little or no fire influence; I do not believe fires had significant influence on these very rocky clifftop and ledge habitats before settlement" (J. Campbell pers. comm. 2001).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Dominant species in stands of this association include Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus compositus var. compositus, Sporobolus clandestinus, Danthonia spicata, Carex eburnea, Liatris squarrulosa, Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida (= Rudbeckia truncata), Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (= Aster oblongifolius), Stenaria nigricans (= Hedyotis nigricans), and Manfreda virginica. Other frequent species include Panicum flexile, Scleria triglomerata, Minuartia patula, Hypericum dolabriforme, Euphorbia corollata, Lespedeza spp., Galactia spp., Lithospermum canescens, Solidago sphacelata, Helianthus hirsutus, Verbesina virginica var. virginica, Silphium trifoliatum, Aquilegia canadensis, Euphorbia commutata, and Blephilia ciliata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on ledges of Mississippian limestone in the Southern Cliff Section of Kentucky (222Eo).
Geographic Range: As defined, it is restricted to one subsection, The Cliffs Subsection (222Eo), of the Southern Cliff Section of Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY, TN?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685252
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.Nc Eastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D024 | 2.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nc.3 Little Bluestem - Dropseed species Central Interior Calcareous Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M508 | 2.B.2.Nc.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Diamond-flowers Central Glade & Barrens Group | G179 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
| Alliance | A1919 Eastern Red-cedar / Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Alkaline Bedrock Scrub Grassland Alliance | A1919 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
| Association | CEGL004078 Little Bluestem - Tall Dropseed - Orange Coneflower Wooded Grassland | CEGL004078 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Campbell, Julian J. N. Personal communication. Kentucky Field Office, The Nature Conservancy.
- Kartesz, J. T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.
- Ludwig, J. C. 1999. The flora of dolomite and limestone barrens in southwestern Virginia. Castanea 64(3):209-230.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.