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CEGL004515 Adiantum capillus-veneris / Conocephalum salebrosum Cliff Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Common Maidenhair / Snakeskin Liverwort Cliff Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Southeastern Coastal Plain Lake Shoreline Coquina Outcrop
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This wave-splash community occurs on coquina limestone ("marl") outcrops, exposed along the northern shore of Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County, North Carolina. Coquina outcrops have variable cover of vascular plants and nonvascular plants, including the usually abundant Adiantum capillus-veneris and Conocephalum salebrosum. Other species include Aquilegia canadensis, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and Decumaria barbara.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County, North Carolina. Additional comparison to other Coastal Plain limestone communities is needed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Coquina outcrops have variable cover of vascular plants and nonvascular plants, including the usually abundant Adiantum capillus-veneris and Conocephalum salebrosum. Other species include Aquilegia canadensis, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and Decumaria barbara.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This wave-splash community occurs on coquina limestone ("marl") outcrops, exposed along the northern shore of Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County, North Carolina.
Geographic Range: This community occurs along the northern shore of Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County, North Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683093
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 6 Open Rock Vegetation Class | C06 | 6 |
| Subclass | 6.B Temperate & Boreal Open Rock Vegetation Subclass | S04 | 6.B |
| Formation | 6.B.1 Temperate & Boreal Cliff, Scree & Other Rock Vegetation Formation | F034 | 6.B.1 |
| Division | 6.B.1.Na Eastern North American Temperate Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Division | D051 | 6.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 6.B.1.Na.1 Shrubby Fivefingers - Rock Polypody / Cup Lichen species Eastern North American Cliff & Rock Vegetation Macrogroup | M111 | 6.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 6.B.1.Na.1.c Appalachian Cliff & Rock Vegetation Group | G840 | 6.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A3915 Appalachian Wet Cliff Alliance | A3915 | 6.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004515 Common Maidenhair / Snakeskin Liverwort Cliff Vegetation | CEGL004515 | 6.B.1.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Szweykowski, J., K. Buczkowska, and I. J. Odrzykoski. 2005. Conocephalum salebrosum (Marchantiopsida, Conocephalaceae) - a new Holarctic liverwort species. Plant Systematics and Evolution 253:133-158.