Name:
Brazilian-Parana Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This macrogroup represents specialized saxicolous communities that develop on crystalline rock outcrops of the Brazilian Shield or very shallow soils at the top of sandstone plateaus distributed in the Bolivian portion of the Cerrado biogeographic region. The physiognomy of these communities is that of an open, short scrub, with cacti and terrestrial bromeliads. In general they are subject to strong drought stress due to the nature of the substrate. Dominant families are Velloziaceae, Bromeliaceae, and Cactaceae. Characteristic species include <i>Commiphora leptophloeos, Sapium argutum, Ficus calyptroceras, Aspidosperma tomentosum, Cochlospermum vitifolium, Ananas ananassoides, Anemia ferruginea, Monvillea kroenleinii, Deuterocohnia longipetala, Echinopsis hammerschmidii, Echinopsis calochlora, Discocactus heptacanthus, Frailea chiquitana, Gymnocalycium chiquitanum, Cereus hilldmannianus, Selaginella sellowii, Selaginella convoluta, Vellozia tubiflora</i>, and <i>Vellozia variabilis</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:41090-{BAAD6385-1D20-4742-BEAE-E31C0A09CBE3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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