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CEGL004915 Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica Ruderal Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Yellow Bluestem Ruderal Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association comprises disturbed grasslands dominated by Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica, an exotic grass introduced from central Europe and Asia. It has been planted extensively along roadside rights-of-way and in converted native pastures and hay meadows and is now a dominant grass in many disturbed areas.
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: This herbaceous vegetation is dominated by the exotic grass Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: Stands of this exotic grass occur in the south-central United States and northern Mexico (Oklahoma, Texas, and the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas).
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: MXCOA, MXNLE, MXTAM, OK, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685976
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Kentucky Bluegrass - Buffalograss - Knapweed species Great Plains Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M498 | 2.B.2.Nb.90 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.90.a Southern Great Plains-Comanchian Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland | G680 | 2.B.2.Nb.90.a |
| Alliance | A4233 Great Plains Comanchian Ruderal Grassland Alliance | A4233 | 2.B.2.Nb.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004915 Yellow Bluestem Ruderal Grassland | CEGL004915 | 2.B.2.Nb.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Berg, W. A. 1993. Old world bluestem response to fire and nitrogen fertilizers. Journal of Range Management 46:421-425.
- 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.