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Great Lakes Limestone - Dolostone Cliff Sparse Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Great Lakes Limestone - Dolostone Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
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 cespitosa, 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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31412-{0C33C735-4285-4536-84AC-94C97B15C1FB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 20-Nov-1998 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683770 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002504
  Translated: Great Lakes Limestone - Dolostone Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Common: Great Lakes Limestone - Dolostone Cliff
  Scientific: Great Lakes Limestone - Dolostone Cliff Sparse Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002504
(similar) Limestone - Dolostone Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation
(similar) Limestone - Dolostone Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation