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Limestone - Dolostone Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Limestone - Dolostone Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation
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Description: This limestone - dolostone cliff community is found along the northern Great Lakes shorelines in the United States and Canada. Stands occur both as open exposed cliff faces and as low exposures concealed by forest cover. Exposed cliff faces are often wind-swept and experience extreme temperature fluctuations, with little vegetation. Plants growing in crevices include <i>Deschampsia caespitosa, Pellaea glabella, Physocarpus opulifolius, Polypodium virginianum</i>, and <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. Where cliffs are largely concealed by a forest canopy, their climatic conditions are moderated, and many other herbaceous species are found, including <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Cystopteris bulbifera, Cystopteris fragilis, Geranium robertianum</i>, and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>. Other woody species present include <i>Tilia americana, Acer spicatum</i>, and <i>Taxus canadensis</i>. Mosses may also be common. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36875.CEGL002504
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 Lakes Shore Limestone - Dolostone Cliff
  Translated: Limestone - Dolostone Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Scientific: Limestone - Dolostone Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002504
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683770 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo