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Pinus ponderosa Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This type is found in ponderosa pine-dominated areas of the Black Hills and possibly the western mountain regions of the United States. At Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, stands are found around large exposures of Pahasapa and Minnekahta limestones. These cliffs occur on ridgetops, slopes and in drainage bottoms. Also at Wind Cave NP, cliffs of limestone have very sparse vegetative cover at most. Where smaller outcrops occur, they often are surrounded by some type of ponderosa pine forest or woodland. Several shrub species are often found associated with limestone rock outcrops, including <i>Prunus virginiana, Rhus trilobata</i> and <i>Toxicodendron pubescens</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36871.CEGL002055
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Ponderosa Pine Limestone Cliff
  Translated: Ponderosa Pine Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002055
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689311 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo