Login | Datasets | Logout
 

View Community Concepts - Detail

Appalachian Acidic Cliff Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
  click to update datacart
Name: Appalachian Acidic Cliff Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance is made up of sparse, patchy vascular vegetation with variable nonvascular cover occurring on cliff faces of acidic rock types in the Southern Appalachian and Piedmont regions of the U.S., north to the Central Appalachians. Mosses and lichens are often abundant. Vascular plants are generally confined to crevices, and cover is generally less than 10% over all but can be patchy and reach up to 25% cover in areas. Common ferns and forbs include <i>Asplenium montanum, Deschampsia flexuosa, Polypodium appalachianum</i>, and <i>Polypodium virginianum</i>, as well as scattered shrubs, such as <i>Hydrangea arborescens, Kalmia latifolia</i>, and <i>Rhododendron</i> spp. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38323-{9B2C53EC-D1A3-4353-93C0-6C0E9483CAD6}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Oct-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.878628 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A2071
  Translated: Appalachian Acidic Cliff Alliance
  Common: Appalachian Acidic Cliff
  Scientific: Appalachian Acidic Cliff Alliance