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Northern Appalachian Alpine Cliff Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Northern Appalachian Alpine Cliff Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance comprises associations that encompass sparse vegetation of Northern Appalachian cliffs, ranging from acidic to calcareous and from dry to seepage-influenced. Characteristic species include <i>Carex scirpoidea, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga paniculata</i>, and <i>Trichophorum cespitosum</i>. A number of forbs, ferns, and graminoids characteristic of cold climates may be found here, including <i>Pinguicula vulgaris, Primula laurentiana, Primula mistassinica, Saxifraga paniculata</i>, and others. Scattered dwarf-shrubs and stunted trees such as <i>Acer spicatum, Betula papyrifera, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Picea rubens, Thuja occidentalis</i>, and <i>Vaccinium uliginosum</i> may also occur.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39214-{B7927CD9-AEFC-44FD-BCC5-179011C6D84E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Rhizocarpon geographicum - Carex bigelowii - Carex scirpoidea Alpine Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Trichophorum cespitosum - Saxifraga (foliolosa, paniculata, rivularis) Alpine Cliff		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900055 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A4004   Translated: Northern Appalachian Alpine Cliff Alliance   Common: Northern Appalachian Alpine Cliff   Scientific: Northern Appalachian Alpine Cliff Alliance