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Eastern North American Coastal Cliff & Outcrop Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Eastern North American Coastal Cliff & Outcrop Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance encompasses sparsely vegetated cliffs and shoreline outcrops along the North Atlantic Coast, primarily northeast of Penobscot Bay (Maine). Common species include <i>Achillea millefolium, Campanula rotundifolia, Festuca rubra, Plantago maritima, Prenanthes trifoliolata</i>, and <i>Solidago sempervirens</i>. <i>Juniperus horizontalis</i> occurs in some locations and is indicative of the exposed coastal environment. <i>Morella pensylvanica</i> also occurs, and <i>Empetrum nigrum</i> may form mats where bedrock is more level. In many locations, subarctic lithophilic plant species occur; these include <i>Euphrasia randii, Iris setosa, Lomatogonium rotatum, Rhodiola rosea</i>, and <i>Sagina nodosa ssp. borealis</i>. From Cobscook Bay east, <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda</i> is also characteristic. Settings range from steep cliffs to nearly flat expanses of bedrock, all influenced by salt spray. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39143-{973B074F-28F0-4C8F-B9F4-BACEE09CC1FB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899984 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3933
  Translated: Eastern North American Coastal Cliff & Outcrop Alliance
  Common: Eastern North American Coastal Cliff & Outcrop
  Scientific: Eastern North American Coastal Cliff & Outcrop Alliance