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Asplenium montanum - Heuchera villosa Felsic Cliff Sparse Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Asplenium montanum - Heuchera villosa Felsic Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs in the Blue Ridge and upper Piedmont of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. It includes vertical rock faces associated with felsic, metamorphic and igneous geologies. This community generally has little vegetative cover, often with 90% of the rock surface unvegetated. Mosses (e.g., <i>Thuidium</i> spp., <i>Fissidens</i> spp., <i>Campylium</i> sp., <i>Bryoandersonia</i> sp., <i>Plagiomnium</i> sp.) and lichens can have moderate coverage, and vascular plants occur on ledges and rooted in cracks. <i>Asplenium montanum</i> and <i>Heuchera villosa</i> are characteristic components. Other typical species include <i>Agrostis perennans, Arisaema triphyllum, Aristolochia macrophylla, Asplenium trichomanes, Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Cystopteris protrusa, Dryopteris marginalis, Hydrangea arborescens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Polypodium appalachianum</i>, and <i>Rubus canadensis</i>. These cliffs are typically dry, although small seepages may occur. They are usually shaded by trees rooted on ledges and by the surrounding forest. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36205.CEGL004980
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:   Translated: Mountain Spleenwort - Hairy Alumroot Felsic Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Scientific: Asplenium montanum - Heuchera villosa Felsic Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004980
  Common: Appalachian Felsic Cliff
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683486 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo