Name:
Andean Cool Semi-Desert Rock Vegetation Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This macrogroup represents the saxicolous communities on rock outcrops and cliffs occurring in the Andes of southern Bolivia and Peru and northern Argentina and Chile, between approximately 1500 and 3100 m elevation, with tropical and Mediterranean xeric climates. Xeromorphic bromeliads and small globular cacti are common growth forms. The composition of these communities can include locally restricted endemics. Characteristic in the Bolivian Argentinian pre-Puna are <i>Abrometiella brevifolia, Abrometiella lorentziana, Tillandsia gilliesii, Tillandsia pedicellata, Tillandsia bryoides, Deuterocohnia strobilifera, Parodia</i> spp., <i>Pyrrhocactus</i> spp., and <i>Gymnocalycium</i> sp., and in the xeric Puna are <i>Tillandsia virescens, Tillandsia lanuginosa, Tillandsia pusilla, Deuterocohnia strobilifera, Rebutia pygmaea, Asplenium gilliesii, Asplenium peruvianum</i>, and <i>Asplenium triphyllum</i>. Characteristic in the Mediterranean Andes are <i>Senecio glaber, Nicotiana corymbosa, Cynoglossum creticum, Phacelia secunda, Poa holciformis, Astragalus cuyanus, Astragalus arnottianus, Tropaeolum polyphyllum, Malesherbia mendocina, Cajophora coronata, Adesmia spuma, Pozoa coriacea</i>, and <i>Viola atropurpurea</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:41086-{3109ED77-7FED-45FB-9119-87A5CDA31284}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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