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Sandstone Great Plains Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Sandstone Great Plains Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This dry sandstone cliff community is found in the central-western Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on steep (>60%) slopes of sandstone or siltstone bedrock. Cliffs may exceed 100 m. Soils are not developed. The vascular layer varies from sparse to absent, particularly on siltstone. The nonvascular layer is not well described. Plants include scattered forbs, such as <i>Mentzelia decapetala</i> and <i>Penstemon glaber</i>. Sites may be utilized by nesting raptors. Type is found at Scotts Bluff, Wildcat Hills, and along the Niobrara River. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36814.CEGL005257
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:   Common: Great Plains Dry Sandstone Cliff
  Translated: Sandstone Great Plains Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Scientific: Sandstone Great Plains Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005257
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684091 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo