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Minuartia groenlandica - Paronychia argyrocoma - Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation | Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
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Name: Minuartia groenlandica - Paronychia argyrocoma - Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
Description: This community is known from only two sites in the Virginia Blue Ridge. The type occupies open, convex, rocky summits at elevations of about 1200 m (3950 feet) on Buffalo Mountain and 1170 m (3850 feet) on Spy Rock. The moisture regime of these sites is xeric, and soil development is limited to shallow accumulations of disintegrated rock and humus. The community is characterized by herbaceous vegetation with very low species richness. A few small (<0.5 m tall) individuals of Kalmia latifolia and Vaccinium pallidum are present, contributing <1% cover. Total herbaceous cover varies from 5-40%, with plants rooting in crevices, moss, and thin soil deposits. Minuartia groenlandica and Paronychia argyrocoma form locally abundant mats or cushions. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18960.MINUARTIAGROENL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 29-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Greenland Stitchwort - Silverling - Cliff Saxifrage Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684945 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008509
  Scientific: Minuartia groenlandica - Paronychia argyrocoma - Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: High-Elevation Outcrop Barren (Greenland Stitchwort Igneous / Metamorphic Type)
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Minuartia groenlandica - Paronychia argyrocoma - Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation