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Leiophyllum buxifolium - Hudsonia montana - Rhododendron carolinianum Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Leiophyllum buxifolium - Hudsonia montana - Rhododendron carolinianum Shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This vegetation is a patchy mosaic of shrub, herbaceous, and nonvascular vegetation dominated by <i>Hudsonia montana, Hypericum densiflorum, Kalmia latifolia, Leiophyllum buxifolium</i>, and <i>Rhododendron carolinianum</i> interspersed with bare rock. It is restricted to ledges of quartzite in Linville Gorge, North Carolina. The dominant shrubs are restricted to shallow soil patches. Trees may be present with low cover, including <i>Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus strobus</i>, and <i>Tsuga caroliniana</i>. Open areas are dominated by <i>Selaginella tortipila</i>. In addition, <i>Carex umbellata</i> is a frequent component. In the absence of fire, the taller shrubs increase in cover and outcompete the smaller <i>Hudsonia montana</i>, as well as the herbaceous plants. Due to lack of fire, it is now essentially extinct, but is in the process of restoration by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and North Carolina Plant Conservation Program. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39169-{400A2E44-8969-442E-8D6B-41401BF05F71}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900010 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3959
  Translated: Sand-myrtle - Mountain Golden-heather - Carolina Azalea Shrubland Alliance
  Common: Linville Gorge Golden-heather Quartzite Outcrop Shrubland
  Scientific: Leiophyllum buxifolium - Hudsonia montana - Rhododendron carolinianum Shrubland Alliance