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Ozark Igneous Moist Cliff Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ozark Igneous Moist Cliff Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
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 (&lt;20%), consisting of spring ephemerals and ferns. These include <i>Arisaema triphyllum, Arabis missouriensis, Asplenium trichomanes, Dryopteris goldieana, Dryopteris marginalis, Mitchella repens, Mitella diphylla</i>, and <i>Chasmanthium latifolium</i>. A nonvascular layer of mosses and lichens is usually present, including <i>Polytrichum</i> spp. and <i>Thuidium</i> spp. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31198-{07925E36-D2CE-4A85-A77C-ACEA2332684E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 20-Nov-1998 to: ongoing
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: Ozark Acidic Cliff Alliance
  • This Community's Level: Association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687949 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002289
  Translated: Ozark Igneous Moist Cliff Vegetation
  Common: Ozark Moist Igneous Cliff
  Scientific: Ozark Igneous Moist Cliff Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002289
(similar) Igneous Ozark Moist Cliff Sparse Vegetation
(similar) Igneous Ozark Moist Cliff Sparse Vegetation