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Umbilicaria muehlenbergii - Lasallia papulosa - (Melanelia stygia) Nonvascular Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Umbilicaria muehlenbergii - Lasallia papulosa - (Melanelia stygia) Nonvascular Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs on talus and exposed outcrops of quartzite and sandstone at 1050-1450 m (3500-4800 feet) elevation in the central Appalachians. It is dominated by <i>Umbilicaria muehlenbergii, Lasallia papulosa</i>, and sometimes <i>Melanelia stygia</i>. The highly acidic, siliciclastic rocks support numerous crustose lichens. Crevices with slight soil development have <i>Cladina rangiferina</i>, and very scattered vascular plants, such as <i>Vaccinium angustifolium, Menziesia pilosa, Kalmia latifolia, Dicentra eximia</i>, and <i>Sorbus americana</i>, may be established. Timber rattlesnakes (<i>Crotalus horridus horridus</i>) are very common, as are wood rats (<i>Neotoma magister</i>). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31093.CEGL004389
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684783 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Central Appalachian High-Elevation Acidic Boulderfield
  Translated: Plated Rocktripe Lichen - Toadskin Lichen - (Stygian Black-parmelia) Nonvascular Vegetation
  Scientific: Umbilicaria muehlenbergii - Lasallia papulosa - (Melanelia stygia) Nonvascular Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004389