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CEGL004063 Schizachyrium scoparium - Panicum anceps - Panicum virgatum - Lespedeza capitata - Scleria spp. Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Little Bluestem - Beaked Panicgrass - Switchgrass - Round-head Bushclover - Nutrush species Grassland
Colloquial Name: Highland Rim Dry-Mesic Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a mesic phase of prairies of the Eastern Highland Rim of south-central Tennessee. May Prairie, Coffee County, Tennessee, is the only remaining high-quality example of this vegetation type, which was apparently once represented at other sites (though never extensive). This community is distinguished from most other prairie communities by its strong representation of a southern, Coastal Plain component in its flora, including various Rhynchospora spp., Dichanthelium spp., and others. It is distinguished from the associated community at May Prairie, ~Andropogon gerardii - Schizachyrium scoparium - Dichanthelium scoparium - Rhynchospora glomerata Grassland (CEGL004006)$$, by being less wet and supporting species typical of drier conditions, such as legumes (Baptisia australis var. aberrans, Lespedeza capitata, Lespedeza violacea, and Orbexilum pedunculatum var. pedunculatum).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This is the drier phase of May Prairie, Coffee County, Tennessee. Based on data from DeSelm (1990). Alliance placement is uncertain.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is found in the Eastern Highland Rim of south-central Tennessee.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685749
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.a Big Bluestem - Little Bluestem - Ashy Sunflower Patch Prairie Group | G174 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.a |
| Alliance | A3890 Little Bluestem - Splitbeard Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Patch Prairie Alliance | A3890 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004063 Little Bluestem - Beaked Panicgrass - Switchgrass - Round-head Bushclover - Nutrush species Grassland | CEGL004063 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? May Prairie - Panicum spp. (DeSelm 1989a)
? Tall Panicum - Little Bluestem (DeSelm 1990)
? Tall Panicum - Little Bluestem (DeSelm 1990)
- DeSelm, H. R. 1989a. The barrens of Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 64:89-95.
- DeSelm, H. R. 1990. Flora and vegetation of some barrens of the eastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. Castanea 55:187-206.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TDNH [Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage]. 2018. Unpublished data. Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Nashville, TN.