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Hydrangea arborescens / Heuchera villosa Appalachian Circumneutral Cliff Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Hydrangea arborescens / Heuchera villosa Appalachian Circumneutral Cliff Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These are moist shaded cliffs, usually with some seasonal seepage that occur in the Appalachian region on a variety of substrates, from siltstones and shales, to limestones, including some calcareous sandstones. Herbaceous species are variable among associations and even patchily within a stand. Most typical vascular species are <i>Heuchera villosa var. villosa, Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes</i>, and <i>Thalictrum clavatum</i>. Other vascular species present include <i>Asplenium montanum, Dryopteris intermedia, Dryopteris marginalis, Hydrangea arborescens, Laportea canadensis, Polypodium appalachianum, Rhododendron maximum, Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis</i>, and (rarely) <i>Eurybia divaricata, Phegopteris connectilis</i>, and <i>Saxifraga caroliniana</i>. <i>Conocephalum conicum</i> is a common and conspicuous nonvascular plant. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38324-{BF19F5D9-EF16-4AEB-A714-B05B8C106BCA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.878656 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A2072
  Translated: Wild Hydrangea / Hairy Alumroot Appalachian Circumneutral Cliff Alliance
  Common: Southern & Central Appalachian Circumneutral Cliff
  Scientific: Hydrangea arborescens / Heuchera villosa Appalachian Circumneutral Cliff Alliance