Plant Composition of Mixed-Grass Prairie of Cedar Point Biological Research Station, Keith County, Nebraska

Authors

David A. McKenzie, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Publication Title

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences

Volume

30

First Page

17

Last Page

23

Abstract

This study involved a vegetation analysis of 15 permanent plots established on the short-grass and mixed grass prairie slopes at the Cedar Point Biological Station in Keith County, Nebraska. Ninety-nine species were found in the plots, including members of 75 genera and 31 families. Twenty-one were graminoids, 71 were forbs or succulents, 6 were shrubs and one was a tree. Bouteloua gracilis (19 % cover) and Carex filifolia (15 % cover) were the dominant graminoids at the site, while Yucca glauca (1% cover) and Artemisia frigida (1% cover) were the most frequent forbs. Comparisons of species richness by slope categories showed no significant differences.

Comments

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 30: 17-23; Copyright © 2005 McKenzie

Recommended Citation

McKenzie, David A., "Plant Composition of Mixed-Grass Prairie of Cedar Point Biological Research Station, Keith County, Nebraska" (2005). Biology Faculty Publications. 33.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/biofacpub/33