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Brazilian-Parana Montane Grassland, Savanna & Forb Meadow Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Brazilian-Parana Montane Grassland, Savanna & Forb Meadow Macrogroup
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This macrogroup corresponds to herbaceous communities that develop from 1800 m altitude, above the timberline when there are developed soils. At the southern end of its range, in Brazil, grasslands/shrubland vegetation alternates with <i>Araucaria</i> forests from 500 m altitude. In substrates with more developed soils, the open grassland communities cover great extents, while in predominantly rocky landscapes with small accumulations of soils, only saxicolous communities dominated by terrestrial bromeliads and orchids plus species of Cyperaceae, Eriocaulaceae and Xyridaceae grow. This is the case further north in eastern Brazil, where it occurs mainly in the Cadeia do Espinhaco above approximately 800 m, on very rugged terrain. Few species are able to develop adaptations to survive in an environment of extreme weather conditions and availability of resources, therefore there is a high percentage of endemic genera and species, among them <i>Wunderlichia</i> spp., <i>Vellozia</i> spp., and <i>Tabebuia papyrifera</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40938-{B9C33E65-FDDB-469C-B62D-C5936824A312}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Apr-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.885013 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: M699
  Scientific: Brazilian-Parana Montane Grassland, Savanna & Forb Meadow Macrogroup