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Physocarpus opulifolius / Campanula divaricata - Tradescantia subaspera - (Packera plattensis) Sparse Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Physocarpus opulifolius / Campanula divaricata - Tradescantia subaspera - (Packera plattensis) Sparse Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Vertical and sloping exposures of amphibolite or other mafic rocks, at moderately high elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains (800-1300 m in elevation), with scattered vegetation rooted in crevices and on ledges. Characteristic species include <i>Physocarpus opulifolius, Campanula divaricata, Tradescantia subaspera, Packera plattensis (= Senecio plattensis), Coreopsis major, Phlox subulata ssp. subulata, Arabis lyrata (= var. lyrata), Houstonia longifolia (= Houstonia tenuifolia), Houstonia purpurea, Polygala senega, Deschampsia caespitosa, Hydrangea arborescens, Kalmia latifolia, Corydalis sempervirens, Tsuga caroliniana, Carex misera, Woodsia ilvensis, Asplenium montanum, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35751.CEGL004759
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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Names:   Common: Appalachian Montane Mafic Cliff (Mid- to High-Elevation Type)
  Translated: Common Ninebark / Small Bonny Bellflower - Zigzag Spiderwort - (Prairie Groundsel) Sparse Vegetation
  Scientific: Physocarpus opulifolius / Campanula divaricata - Tradescantia subaspera - (Packera plattensis) Sparse Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004759
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688651 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo