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(Hydrangea arborescens) / Heuchera villosa - Dicentra eximia - Campanula divaricata Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: (Hydrangea arborescens) / Heuchera villosa - Dicentra eximia - Campanula divaricata Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This type occurs on moist, shaded, north-facing cliffs of sedimentary rocks (sandstones and siltstones) in the Ridge and Valley and adjacent Blue Ridge of Tennessee and some adjacent states. It has sparse cover of vascular plants, which root in the crevices. The most abundant vascular species are <i>Heuchera villosa var. villosa, Dicentra eximia, Campanula divaricata, Dryopteris marginalis, Polypodium appalachianum</i>, and <i>Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus)</i>. Scattered woody plants are also present, rooting in crevices, and include <i>Rhododendron minus, Hydrangea arborescens, Clethra acuminata, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34898.CEGL008546
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      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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  Common: Southern Appalachian Moist Sandstone Cliff
  Translated: (Wild Hydrangea) / Hairy Alumroot - Appalachian Bleeding-heart - Small Bonny Bellflower Shrubland
  Scientific: (Hydrangea arborescens) / Heuchera villosa - Dicentra eximia - Campanula divaricata Shrubland
  Code: CEGL008546