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CEGL007772 Sporobolus (neglectus, vaginiflorus) - Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata - Viola egglestonii Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Barrens Dropseed, Poverty Dropseed) - Kentucky Gladecress - Glade Violet Grassland
Colloquial Name: Outer Bluegrass Dolomite Glade
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These are dolostone glades (Silurian dolomitic limestone) of the western Outer Bluegrass (Knobs - Bluegrass Transition Region) of Kentucky (Bullitt County and southern Jefferson County). Vegetation a patchy mosaic dominated primarily by annual grasses. Perennial grasses (Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gerardii) occur patchily. Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus (and/or Sporobolus neglectus, Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus) dominates. Other common and characteristic species include Gentianella quinquefolia, Viola egglestonii, Hypericum dolabriforme, and Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is related to ~Sporobolus (neglectus, vaginiflorus) - Aristida longespica - Panicum flexile - Panicum capillare Grassland (CEGL004340)$$ and could possibly be considered a geographic phase of it.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is a patchy mosaic dominated primarily by annual grasses. Perennial grasses (Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gerardii) occur patchily. Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus (and/or Sporobolus neglectus, Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus (= Sporobolus ozarkanus)) dominates. Other common and characteristic species include Gentianella quinquefolia, Viola egglestonii, Hypericum dolabriforme, and Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is only found in a limited area of Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687281
Confidence Level: Low
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 | A1815 Barrens Dropseed - Poverty Dropseed Alkaline Bedrock Annual Grassland Alliance | A1815 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
| Association | CEGL007772 (Barrens Dropseed, Poverty Dropseed) - Kentucky Gladecress - Glade Violet Grassland | CEGL007772 | 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: = Dolomite Glade (Evans 1991)
- Evans, M. 1991. Kentucky ecological communities. Draft report to the Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission. 19 pp.
- Evans, M., B. Yahn, and M. Hines. 2009. Natural communities of Kentucky 2009. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort, KY. 22 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.