Xeric limestone prairies of eastern United States: review and synthesis. From: The Botanical Review | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Baskin, Carol C.; Baskin, Jerry M.; Lawless, Patrick J. | COPYRIGHT 2006 New York Botanical Garden. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Xeric limestone prairies (XLPs) are open, nonforested areas in which herbaceous plant communities occur on shallow, rocky soils derived from calcareous substrates. These grasslands are characterized by dominance of [C.sub.4] perennial grasses (particularly Schizachyrium scoparium) and are distributed in eastern United States from Missouri and Pennsylvania south to Arkansas and Georgia. XLPs occur in the Ozark Plateaus, Central Lowland, Interior Low Plateaus, Appalachian Plateaus, Ridge and ...

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