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Adiantum spp. - Mimulus spp. - Aquilegia spp. Colorado Plateau Seep Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Adiantum spp. - Mimulus spp. - Aquilegia spp. Colorado Plateau Seep Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group consists of the herbaceous vegetation found in "hanging gardens" in the Colorado Plateau region that are surrounded by an arid environment associated with canyon country. These highly localized environments occur in canyonlands with perennial water sources (seeps) forming pocketed wetlands and draping vegetation across wet cliff faces. Three main garden types exist: alcove, terrace, or windowblind. Each is determined by the nature of the geological formation and the presence or absence of joint systems. They tend to occur at all exposures of the canyon walls, but they are always shaded for much to most of each day. Temperature and humidity are relatively stable compared to the surrounding environment. Most hanging gardens are dominated by herbaceous plants, and a number of these are endemic to this region. Common species include <i>Adiantum capillus-veneris, Adiantum aleuticum, Cirsium rydbergii, Mimulus eastwoodiae, Mimulus guttatus, Sullivantia hapemanii</i>, and several species of <i>Aquilegia</i>, including <i>Aquilegia micrantha</i>. Larger alcoves may have shrubby species as well, such as <i>Frangula betulifolia, Quercus gambelii</i>, and even <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> in some north-facing alcoves. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40220-{A2F77739-3669-4C37-9CEE-D7E975F50EC4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 02-Dec-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.849120 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G545
  Scientific: Adiantum spp. - Mimulus spp. - Aquilegia spp. Colorado Plateau Seep Group