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CEGL007820 Hydrangea arborescens / Deschampsia flexuosa - Dryopteris marginalis Ouachita Cliff Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Wild Hydrangea / Wavy Hairgrass - Marginal Woodfern Ouachita Cliff Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Mount Magazine Sandstone Cliff
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on moist, vertical, mostly north-facing sandstone cliffs and bluff-lines on Mount Magazine, Arkansas, and probably elsewhere. Ledges support dense mats of Deschampsia flexuosa. Other common and characteristic species include Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Dryopteris marginalis, Heuchera americana var. hirsuticaulis, Hydrangea arborescens, Ribes cynosbati, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Asplenium bradleyi. Trees present at the summits of the cliffs include Quercus acerifolia and Quercus marilandica var. ashei.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Known from Mount Magazine, Arkansas.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The one documented example is dominated by dense mats of Deschampsia flexuosa. Other common and characteristic species include Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Dryopteris marginalis, Heuchera americana var. hirsuticaulis, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Asplenium bradleyi. The most frequent shrubs are Hydrangea arborescens and Ribes cynosbati. Trees present at the summits of the cliffs include Quercus acerifolia and Quercus marilandica var. ashei.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs on moist, vertical, mostly north-facing sandstone cliffs and bluff-lines on Mount Magazine, Arkansas, and probably elsewhere.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683161
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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.d Central Midwest-Interior Cliff & Rock Vegetation Group | G841 | 6.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Alliance | A2073 Wild Hydrangea / Hairy Alumroot Interior Seepage Cliff Alliance | A2073 | 6.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL007820 Wild Hydrangea / Wavy Hairgrass - Marginal Woodfern Ouachita Cliff Shrubland | CEGL007820 | 6.B.1.Na.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.