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Igneous Ozark Moist Cliff Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Igneous Ozark Moist Cliff Sparse Vegetation
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Description: This moist igneous cliff type is restricted to parts of the Ozarks in the south-central United States. Stands are found on extremely steep to vertical rock exposures, often occurring in a series of irregular rock terraces and ledges, with a northern or eastern aspect. The igneous parent material includes rhyolite, felsite, dellenite or granite. Soils are generally absent, except on ledges and rock terraces. These cliffs are rapidly drained, but are kept moist or wet for significant periods because of seepage, dense shading, or thick mats of mosses and lichens. Trees, when present, are scattered and short (8-20 m). <i>Pinus echinata</i> may be present, along with a variety of <i>Quercus</i> spp. Herbaceous cover is sparse (<20%), consisting of spring ephemerals and ferns. These include <i>Arisaema triphyllum (= Arisaema atrorubens), Arabis missouriensis, Asplenium trichomanes, Dryopteris goldiana, Dryopteris marginalis, Mitchella repens, Mitella diphylla</i>, and <i>Chasmanthium latifolium (= Uniola latifolia)</i>. A nonvascular layer of mosses and lichens is usually present, including <i>Polytrichum</i> spp. and <i>Thuidium</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36964.CEGL002289
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Ozark Moist Igneous Cliff
  Translated: Igneous Ozark Moist Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Scientific: Igneous Ozark Moist Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002289
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687949 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo