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G911 Rhizocarpon geographicum - Carex bigelowii - Carex scirpoidea Temperate Alpine Rock Vegetation Group
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Rhizocarpon geographicum - Carex bigelowii - Carex scirpoidea Temperate Alpine Rock Vegetation Group
Colloquial Name: Eastern Temperate Alpine Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation
Hierarchy Level: Group
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1159093
Confidence Level: Proposed (Submitted)
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 4 Polar & High Montane Scrub, Grassland & Barrens Class | C04 | 4 |
| Subclass | 4.B Temperate to Polar Alpine & Tundra Vegetation Subclass | S12 | 4.B |
| Formation | 4.B.1 Temperate & Boreal Alpine Tundra Formation | F037 | 4.B.1 |
| Division | 4.B.1.Na Eastern North American Alpine Tundra Division | D042 | 4.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 4.B.1.Na.1 Eastern North American Alpine Tundra Macrogroup | M131 | 4.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 4.B.1.Na.1.f <i>Rhizocarpon geographicum - Carex bigelowii - Carex scirpoidea</i> Temperate Alpine Rock Vegetation Group | G911 | 4.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Alliance | A4003 World Map Lichen - Blistered Rocktripe Lichen Eastern Alpine Fell-field Alliance | A4003 | 4.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Alliance | A4004 Northern Appalachian Alpine Cliff Alliance | A4004 | 4.B.1.Na.1.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Faber-Langendoen, D., G. Edinger, J. Lundgren, B. Nichols, K. Puryear, J. Schlawin, L. Shappell, L. Sneddon, E. Sorenson, K. Walz, B. Zaino, E. Zimmerman. 2020. Revisions to the vegetation types in the Northeastern states: An expert review of USNVC groups and alliances and their relation to state natural community types. Proceedings of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. USNVC-Proc-XX. 2020. Ecological Society of America, Washington, D.C., USA. xx pp.