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Great Lakes Coastal Rocky Shore Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Great Lakes Coastal Rocky Shore Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This group is found in the northern Great Lakes with examples on Lake Champlain and Lake Winnipeg. Sites have sparse cover by vascular species, generally less than 10% with pockets of higher cover. Common herbaceous species include <i>Campanula rotundifolia, Danthonia spicata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Sibbaldiopsis tridentata</i>, and <i>Trichophorum cespitosum</i>. Characteristic shrubs and trees include <i>Betula papyrifera, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Juniperus communis, Picea glauca, Populus balsamifera, Physocarpus opulifolius</i>, and <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. The substrate can be limestone, dolostone, sandstone, metamorphic, or volcanic gravel, cobble, or bedrock. Soil is essentially absent except where it collects in cracks or depressions. Sites can be flat to moderately sloping.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40365-{989A66FB-958E-4144-BD8F-3FD1243D7998} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 04-May-2015 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Eastern North American Coastal Beach & Rocky Shore Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Clinopodium arkansanum - Campanula rotundifolia Limestone Lakeshore Alliance   Deschampsia cespitosa - Campanula rotundifolia Lakeshore Alliance		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.931850 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G793   Scientific: Great Lakes Coastal Rocky Shore Group