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CEGL005247 Laurentian Dry & Moist Acidic Talus Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Laurentian Dry & Moist Acidic Talus Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Laurentian Dry & Moist Acidic Talus Vegetation
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This basalt - diabase talus type occurs in the boreal and Laurentian parts of the midwestern United States and Canada. The type is in need of further characterization.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Wisconsin, basalt talus occurs along the St. Croix River. Rock may be broadly characterized as non-carbonate or acidic. A carbonate or alkaline boreal talus type may also be needed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This basalt - diabase talus type occurs in the eastern boreal and Laurentian parts of the midwestern United States and Canada, ranging from Wisconsin and Ontario to Minnesota and Michigan.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI, MN, ON, WI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683257
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.b Laurentian-Acadian-Great Lakes Cliff & Rock Vegetation Group | G839 | 6.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A4223 Laurentian-Acadian Alkaline Talus Alliance | A4223 | 6.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL005247 Laurentian Dry & Moist Acidic Talus Vegetation | CEGL005247 | 6.B.1.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Basalt - Diabase Northern Open Talus Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001) [Basalt Talus]
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