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Leiophyllum buxifolium - (Hudsonia montana) / Selaginella tortipila - Carex umbellata Quartzite Outcrop Dwarf-shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Leiophyllum buxifolium - (Hudsonia montana) / Selaginella tortipila - Carex umbellata Quartzite Outcrop Dwarf-shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association is found on ledges of quartzite in Linville Gorge, North Carolina. It is now essentially extinct because of fire suppression, but is in the process of restoration by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and North Carolina Plant Conservation Program. The community is a patchy mosaic of shrub, herbaceous, and nonvascular vegetation, and bare rock. Shallow soil patches are dominated by <i>Leiophyllum buxifolium, Hudsonia montana, Rhododendron carolinianum, Kalmia latifolia, Hypericum densiflorum</i>, or other species. Trees may be present with low cover, including <i>Pinus strobus, Tsuga caroliniana</i>, and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. Open areas are dominated by <i>Selaginella tortipila</i>. <i>Carex umbellata</i> is a frequent component. In the absence of fire, the taller shrubs increase in cover and smother the smaller <i>Hudsonia montana</i>, as well as the herbaceous plants. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34770.CEGL007010
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.2.860009 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Southern Blue Ridge Quartzite Ledge
  Translated: Sand-myrtle - (Mountain Golden-heather) / Twisted-hair Spikemoss - Parasol Sedge Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Leiophyllum buxifolium - (Hudsonia montana) / Selaginella tortipila - Carex umbellata Quartzite Outcrop Dwarf-shrubland
  Code: CEGL007010