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Drosera rotundifolia - Viola spp. Cliff Sparse Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Drosera rotundifolia - Viola spp. Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This vegetation develops on cliff faces where seepage or other water maintains wet conditions over a large area. Vascular plants are sparse overall although they may be locally abundant; bryophytes are often abundant. Because mineral composition of the substrate can differ over small distances, nutrient regime (including pH) and species composition can vary across the cliff. Typical species of more acidic areas include <i>Viola cucullata, Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens, Oclemena acuminata, Drosera rotundifolia, Chrysosplenium americanum, Cinna latifolia</i>, and <i>Rubus pubescens</i>. In areas of higher pH, calciphiles such as <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Saxifraga virginiensis, Cystopteris bulbifera</i>, and <i>Packera schweinitziana</i> can occur. These cliff seeps of the northeastern U.S. have been poorly studied and may encompass more than one association. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35072-{E4786875-77B4-469C-A864-88398E5098B2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 29-Jan-2003 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688094 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006429
  Translated: Roundleaf Sundew - Violet species Cliff Sparse Vegetation
  Common: Northern Appalachian Cliff Seep
  Scientific: Drosera rotundifolia - Viola spp. Cliff Sparse Vegetation
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(similar) Drosera rotundifolia - Viola spp. Cliff Sparse Vegetation
(similar) Drosera rotundifolia - Viola spp. Cliff Sparse Vegetation