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Great Plains Acidic Cliff Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Great Plains Acidic Cliff Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance consists of sparsely vegetated bluffs and cliffs of sandstone or siltstone in the central and northern Great Plains. Vascular floristic diversity is low. Forbs such as <i>Mentzelia decapetala</i> and <i>Penstemon glaber</i> tend to be more abundant than other lifeforms. Scattered shrubs, such as <i>Rhus trilobata</i> and <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i>, and grasses, such as <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i> and <i>Bouteloua gracilis</i>, which are more common in the surrounding grasslands and shrub communities can also occur. In general, slopes in this alliance are steep to vertical but small areas with gentle slopes or flat ledges can occur. Soils are absent or poorly developed and limited to cracks or ledges.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39191-{3160F44F-42AC-4E10-A5E2-269931E8D923} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Rhus trilobata / Bouteloua gracilis - Opuntia spp. Great Plains Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Sandstone Butte Sparse Vegetation   Sandstone Great Plains Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation   Sandstone Great Plains Xeric Butte - Bluff Sparse Vegetation		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900032 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3981   Translated: Great Plains Acidic Cliff Alliance   Common: Great Plains Acidic Cliff   Scientific: Great Plains Acidic Cliff Alliance