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Minuartia groenlandica - Paronychia argyrocoma - Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation | Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
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Name: Minuartia groenlandica - Paronychia argyrocoma - Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
Description: This community is known from only two sites in the Virginia Blue Ridge. The type occupies open, convex, rocky summits at elevations of about 1200 m (3950 feet) on Buffalo Mountain and 1170 m (3850 feet) on Spy Rock. The moisture regime of these sites is xeric, and soil development is limited to shallow accumulations of disintegrated rock and humus. The community is characterized by herbaceous vegetation with very low species richness. A few small (<0.5 m tall) individuals of <i>Kalmia latifolia, Rhododendron catawbiense</i>, and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i> are present, contributing <1% cover. Total herbaceous cover varies from 5-40%, with plants rooting in crevices, moss, and thin soil deposits. <i>Minuartia groenlandica</i> and <i>Paronychia argyrocoma</i> form locally abundant mats or cushions. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37198.CEGL008509
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: High-Elevation Outcrop Barrens (Greenland Stitchwort Igneous / Metamorphic Type)
  Translated: Greenland Stitchwort - Silvery Nailwort - Michaux's Saxifrage Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Minuartia groenlandica - Paronychia argyrocoma - Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL008509
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684945 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo