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A.1688 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1688
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance consists of moderate- to high-elevation, forested (shaded) seeps in the Southern Blue Ridge. ~Diphylleia cymosa$ and ~Saxifraga micranthidifolia$ are characteristic and often dominant. Other characteristic species include ~Laportea canadensis, Cardamine clematitis, Chelone lyonii, Chelone glabra, Chrysosplenium americanum, Boykinia aconitifolia, Cicuta maculata, Houstonia serpyllifolia, Viola cucullata, Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens, Lilium grayi, Oxypolis rigidior, Parnassia asarifolia, Tiarella cordifolia, Thalictrum clavatum, Trautvetteria caroliniensis, Stellaria corei$, and ~Geum geniculatum$. Occurrences are typically small, but can be extensive (to more than a hectare in size). Vegetation of this alliance has a strong component of species endemic to the Southern Blue Ridge. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1439.A1688
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: V.B.2.N.f
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: DIPHYLLEIA CYMOSA - SAXIFRAGA MICRANTHIDIFOLIA SATURATED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1688
  Common: Umbrella-leaf - Branch-lettuce Saturated Herbaceous Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Diphylleia cymosa - Saxifraga micranthidifolia Saturated Herbaceous Alliance