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Eurhynchium sp. - Saxifraga sp. - Xanthoria sp. Coastal Cliff & Bluff Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Eurhynchium sp. - Saxifraga sp. - Xanthoria sp. Coastal Cliff & Bluff Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group consists of sparsely vegetated sea cliffs, scree slopes and rocky (but not cobble-on-sand) coastlines exposed to salt spray and ocean wave action. Vegetation is sparse and consists of grasses, lichens and low shrubs. Some cliff communities have been described from Alaska, including <i>Eurhynchium-Puccinellia-Caloplaca, Potentilla-Draba-Saxifraga, Xanthoria-Ramalina</i>, and <i>Leymus-Ligusticum-Anemone</i>. Other species include <i>Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata, Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus, Campanula</i> spp., <i>Carex macrochaeta, Chamerion latifolium, Deschampsia</i> spp., <i>Heuchera glabra, Lupinus nootkatensis, Phegopteris connectilis, Potentilla villosa</i>, and <i>Rubus spectabilis</i>. Stunted <i>Picea sitchensis</i> may also occur. It occurs from the coast of the Aleutian Islands, central and southern Alaska coast, British Columbia and Washington south to central Oregon. Frequent exposure to salt spray distinguishes this group from inland and alpine rock outcrops and cliffs. Elevation is usually within 15 m (50 feet), but some cliffs are much higher. Salt spray, wind and wave erosion, desiccation, and slope failures create a harsh growing environment. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40227-{1C57685B-FBCF-42E4-BB3A-21AA2CDDC344}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Nov-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.857654 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G554
  Scientific: Eurhynchium sp. - Saxifraga sp. - Xanthoria sp. Coastal Cliff & Bluff Group