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Central Midwest-Interior Alkaline Cliff Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Central Midwest-Interior Alkaline Cliff Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Alkaline cliffs in the central Midwest and Interior Highlands, including limestone, dolostone, maderate and basic igneous rock substrates. Characteristic nonvascular and fern species need to be described. Herbaceous and shrub species from the unglaciated portion of the range include <i>Aquilegia canadensis, Arabis lyrata, Campanula rotundifolia, Cornus canadensis, Cystopteris bulbifera, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Galium triflorum, Physocarpus opulifolius, Solidago sciaphila</i>, and <i>Zigadenus elegans</i>. This vegetation occurs on near-vertical rockfaces on variable aspects. Moisture conditions are also variable and are affected by the degree of shading, presence of seepage, and other factors.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39208-{C11C2368-75FA-429D-B86D-5FF78D64DB5E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 27-Feb-2017 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Central Midwest-Interior Cliff & Rock Vegetation Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Central Midwest-Interior Limestone - Dolostone Dry Cliff Sparse Vegetation   Central Midwest-Interior Limestone - Dolostone Moist Cliff Vegetation   Driftless Area Maderate Cliff Vegetation		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900049 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3998   Translated: Central Midwest-Interior Alkaline Cliff Alliance   Common: Central Midwest-Interior Alkaline Cliff   Scientific: Central Midwest-Interior Alkaline Cliff Alliance