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CEGL004464 Juniperus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Silphium terebinthinaceum var. luciae-brauniae - Carex juniperorum - Castilleja coccinea Wooded Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Red-cedar / Little Bluestem - Lucy Braun''s Rosinweed - Juniper Sedge - Scarlet Indian-paintbrush Wooded Grassland
Colloquial Name: Bluegrass Cat Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These "Cat prairies" occur in the Interior Low Plateau region of the United States. Stands are known from Lewis County, Kentucky (Outer Bluegrass region), and also perhaps Adams County, Ohio, on slopes of Middle Silurian calcareous clay shale (upper part of the Crab Orchard Formation). This small-scale, prairie-like vegetation is dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Sporobolus vaginiflorus (and/or Sporobolus neglectus, Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus), Sorghastrum nutans, Danthonia spicata, Castilleja coccinea, Silphium terebinthinaceum var. luciae-brauniae, and Ratibida pinnata. Other species include Sabatia angularis, Gentianella quinquefolia, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Panicum virgatum, Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa, Gaura biennis, Carex juniperorum, Carex crawei, Liatris cylindracea, Bouteloua curtipendula, Maianthemum stellatum, Manfreda virginica, Prenanthes alba, Polygala senega, Phlox pilosa, Oligoneuron rigidum var. glabratum, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, Liatris aspera, and Cypripedium candidum. Examples may become invaded by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana because of lack of fire.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type may need to be merged with ~Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium - Silphium terebinthinaceum Wooded Grassland (CEGL005134)$$, formerly in Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spp. Deciduous Wooded Herbaceous Alliance. Compare also with ~Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans - Clinopodium arkansanum Limestone Grassland (CEGL005179)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This small-scale, prairie-like vegetation is dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Sporobolus vaginiflorus (and/or Sporobolus neglectus, Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus (= Sporobolus ozarkanus)), Sorghastrum nutans, Danthonia spicata, Castilleja coccinea, Silphium terebinthinaceum var. luciae-brauniae, and Ratibida pinnata. Other species include Sabatia angularis, Gentianella quinquefolia, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Panicum virgatum, Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa, Gaura biennis, Carex juniperorum, Carex crawei, Liatris cylindracea, Bouteloua curtipendula, Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata), Manfreda virginica, Prenanthes alba, Polygala senega, Phlox pilosa, Oligoneuron rigidum var. glabratum (= Solidago rigida ssp. glabrata), Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (= Aster oblongifolius), Liatris aspera, and Cypripedium candidum.
Dynamics: Examples may become invaded by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana because of lack of fire.
Environmental Description: This small-scale, prairie-like association represents the "Cat prairies" of Lewis County, Kentucky (Outer Bluegrass region), and also perhaps Adams County, Ohio, on slopes of Middle Silurian calcareous clay shale (upper part of the Crab Orchard Formation).
Geographic Range: This thin soil grassland or glade is found in restricted locations of the northeastern part of the Interior Low Plateau of the United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY, OH?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686645
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1Q
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 | CEGL004464 Eastern Red-cedar / Little Bluestem - Lucy Braun''s Rosinweed - Juniper Sedge - Scarlet Indian-paintbrush Wooded Grassland | CEGL004464 | 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: = Juniperus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Silphium terebinthinaceum var. luciae-brauniae - Carex juniperorum - Castilleja coccinea Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Evans, M., B. Yahn, and M. Hines. 2009. Natural communities of Kentucky 2009. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort, KY. 22 pp.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- ONHD [Ohio Natural Heritage Database]. No date. Vegetation classification of Ohio and unpublished data. Ohio Natural Heritage Database, Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Columbus.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.