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Igneous - Metamorphic Black Hills Butte Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Igneous - Metamorphic Black Hills Butte Sparse Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This igneous - metamorphic rock butte community is found in the Black Hills region and adjacent areas of the United States. Stands occur on volcanic cones, buttes, large rock outcrops (greater than 20 m vertical relief) and hills or small mountains with large rock exposures on multiple sides. They are found in the zone of Tertiary igneous features that crosses the northern part of the uplift in the vicinity of Interstate 90, from Bear Butte on the east to the Little Missouri Buttes on the west. Rock types include a variety of subvolcanic to volcanic igneous types, mainly of the phonolite-trachyte-quartz latite association. Precambrian granite inclusions are exposed in some areas. Vascular plant cover typically is low in this community; lichens are often abundant. Vascular plants are found in cracks and other pockets of soil. Common species include Pinus ponderosa, Juniperus scopulorum, Rhus trilobata, Ribes spp., Campanula rotundifolia, Achillea millefolium, and Woodsia oregana. Small stands of other community types often are found on the summits and less steep slopes of these buttes and hills.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19632.IGNEOUSMETAMORP Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 24-Apr-2000 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: Igneous - Metamorphic Black Hills Butte Sparse Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684445 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005283   Scientific: Igneous - Metamorphic Black Hills Butte Sparse Vegetation   Common: Black Hills Igneous - Metamorphic Butte (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Igneous - Metamorphic Black Hills Butte Sparse Vegetation