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Lasallia papulosa - Umbilicaria caroliniana Nonvascular Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Lasallia papulosa - Umbilicaria caroliniana Nonvascular Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: As defined, this alliance and association are intended to cover vertical cliffs and sometimes more gently sloping large outcrops (often to as large as 1 hectare) which have extremely few or no vascular plants and are relatively dry. In the southern Appalachians, these generally occur because of a combination of outcrop geometry (few or no suitable crevices, as in exfoliation domes) and hydrology (inadequate seepage moisture to support vascular plants). A few crevice vascular plants are allowed. Moister cliffs without crevices support Umbilicaria mammulata Nonvascular Vegetation (CEGL004387). This association is known from the steeply sloping exfoliation domes faces on Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, and probably at Roan Mountain, Tennessee and North Carolina. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23034.LASALLIAPAPULOS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Aug-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Toadskin Lichen - Carolina Rocktripe Nonvascular Vegetation
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  Scientific: Lasallia papulosa - Umbilicaria caroliniana Nonvascular Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004386
  Common: High-Elevation Granitic Dome (High Peak Lichen Type)
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Lasallia papulosa - Umbilicaria caroliniana Nonvascular Vegetation