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CEGL003675 Thuja occidentalis Limestone Cliff Seepage Woodland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available


Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Northern White-cedar Limestone Cliff Seepage Woodland

Colloquial Name: Northern White-cedar Limestone Cliff Seepage Woodland

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This Thuja occidentalis woodland occurs in Tennessee on cliffs associated with seepage over limestone or dolomite. Stands are dominated by Thuja occidentalis. Associated species may include Cypripedium reginae, Maianthemum stellatum, and Spiranthes lucida. More information is needed.

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
note: No Data Available

Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: Stands are dominated by Thuja occidentalis. Associated species may include Cypripedium reginae, Maianthemum stellatum, and Spiranthes lucida.

Dynamics:  No Data Available

Environmental Description:  No Data Available

Geographic Range: This woodland occurs in Tennessee.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  TN




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available

Grank: G2G3Q

Greasons: No Data Available


Concept Lineage: covered here

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available

Synonomy: No Data Available

Concept Author(s): Southeastern Ecology Group

Author of Description: Southeastern Ecology Group

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 11-26-97

  • Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
  • TDNH [Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage]. 2018. Unpublished data. Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Nashville, TN.