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CEGL004917 Lesquerella (gordonii, ovalifolia) - Schizachyrium scoparium Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Gordon''s Bladderpod, Roundleaf Bladderpod) - Little Bluestem Grassland
Colloquial Name: Oklahoma Bladderpod Glade
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation occurs on thin soil of limestone rock outcrops; it is localized in central and western Oklahoma and in the Oklahoma Panhandle (and possibly adjacent Texas). Stands are dominated by members of the genus Lesquerella, including Lesquerella gordonii and Lesquerella ovalifolia. Some associates include Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua hirsuta, Croton monanthogynus, Mentzelia oligosperma, Oenothera macrocarpa, and Opuntia humifusa.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by members of the genus Lesquerella, including Lesquerella gordonii and Lesquerella ovalifolia. Some associates include Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua hirsuta, Croton monanthogynus, Mentzelia oligosperma, Oenothera macrocarpa (= Oenothera missouriensis), and Opuntia humifusa (Hoagland 2000).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Vegetation of this association is found on thin soil of rock outcrops and on other sandy or gravelly soils (Hoagland 1997). The substrate is limestone, primarily the Goodland limestone (Cretaceous [Comanche]).
Geographic Range: This vegetation occurs on thin soil of limestone rock outcrops in central and western Oklahoma and in the Oklahoma Panhandle (and possibly adjacent Texas).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OK, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687929
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.5 Ashe''s Juniper - Pinchot''s Juniper - Mohr Oak Scrub & Open Vegetation Macrogroup | M158 | 2.B.2.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.5.a Yellow Stonecrop - Gordon''s Bladderpod - Poverty Dropseed Glade Vegetation Group | G598 | 2.B.2.Nb.5.a |
| Alliance | A3308 Stonecrop species - Little Bluestem Comanchian Open Grassland Alliance | A3308 | 2.B.2.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL004917 (Gordon''s Bladderpod, Roundleaf Bladderpod) - Little Bluestem Grassland | CEGL004917 | 2.B.2.Nb.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Hoagland, B. W. 1997. Preliminary plant community classification for Oklahoma. Unpublished draft document, version 35629. University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory, Norman. 47 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.