Brief description: Open savanna is burned annually. It supports abundant prairie violet, bead grass, and short panicum grasses as well as purple oxalis, New Jersey tea, cream gentian, and forbs that thrive in partial sunlight.

History: In Iowa it once formed the boundary between prairie and forest, but is now the rarest community.

Restoration and management: This savanna is still being restored from unplowed pasture.

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