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CEGL004070 Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua curtipendula - Nassella leucotricha Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Texas Wintergrass Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a prairie grassland of the Southern Great Plains of the United States, specifically in Texas. Its range extends south into the Edwards Plateau. Stands of this type would be dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium and Bouteloua curtipendula, with Nassella leucotricha as a characteristic species.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: More information is needed on this association, its range, rarity and detailed floristics. This association is documented at Fort Hood, Texas. Historically, this association may have occupied much larger areas than today. Dominance of Schizachyrium scoparium may be greatly reduced in overgrazed and degraded examples.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this type would be dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium and Bouteloua curtipendula, with Nassella leucotricha as a characteristic species.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Southern Great Plains of the United States, specifically in Texas. Its range extends south into the Edwards Plateau.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688637
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.2 Needle-and-Thread - Western Wheatgrass - Plains Rough Fescue Grassland Macrogroup | M051 | 2.B.2.Nb.2 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nb.2.a Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Western Wheatgrass Mixedgrass Prairie Group | G133 | 2.B.2.Nb.2.a |
| Alliance | A4042 Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama Central Plains Grassland Alliance | A4042 | 2.B.2.Nb.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004070 Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Texas Wintergrass Grassland | CEGL004070 | 2.B.2.Nb.2.a |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.