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Western Allegheny Plateau Sandstone Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Western Allegheny Plateau Sandstone Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This dry sandstone cliff community occurs in the Western Allegheny Plateau and possibly the Central Appalachian Mountains of the United States. Stands occur as steep to vertical rock exposures of sandstone bedrock. Aspect is variable, but stands are best developed on south- and west-facing slopes. Vegetation is restricted to shelves, cracks and crevices in the rock, generally averaging less than 20%. Mosses and lichens are common, including crustose lichens. Woody species include Tsuga canadensis, Betula alleghaniensis (= Betula lutea), Rhododendron periclymenoides (= Rhododendron nudiflorum), Kalmia latifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and rarely Hydrangea arborescens. The herbaceous layer contains the forbs Agrostis perennans, Aquilegia canadensis, Mitchella repens, Sedum ternatum, and Viola blanda. Silene rotundifolia often occurs at the drip line. Ferns such as Asplenium montanum, Asplenium pinnatifidum, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Asplenium trichomanes, Cystopteris tenuis, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Dryopteris intermedia, Dryopteris marginalis, Polypodium virginianum, Polypodium appalachianum, Woodsia obtusa, and the rare Asplenium bradleyi also occur.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19014.WESTERNALLEGHEN Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 24-Jan-2003 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Open Cliff Sparsely Vegetated Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Western Allegheny Plateau Sandstone Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684346 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006435   Scientific: Western Allegheny Plateau Sandstone Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation   Common: Western Allegheny Plateau Sandstone Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Appalachian - Alleghenian Sandstone Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation