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CEGL007837 Osmunda cinnamomea - Rhynchospora capitellata - Heuchera parviflora var. puberula - Xyris jupicai Cliff Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cinnamon Fern - Brownish Beaksedge - Little-flower Alumroot - Richard''s Yellow-eyed-grass Cliff Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Ozark Sandstone Vertical Seep
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in the Ozarks where seepage emerges on a vertical sandstone face because of the presence of a more permeable stratum of limestone or shale. The most abundant species are Osmunda cinnamomea, Xyris jupicai, Heuchera parviflora var. puberula, Rhynchospora capitellata, and Sphagnum lescurii. Other species include Acer rubrum, Vaccinium pallidum, Asplenium bradleyi (in drier microhabitats), Lobelia siphilitica, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. negundo, Pluchea camphorata, Hypericum mutilum, Symphyotrichum pilosum, and Drosera brevifolia. It is unknown how common, widespread, or distinctive this community may be.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: It is unknown how common, widespread, or distinctive this community may be. Known from the Sylamore District of the Ozark National Forest, at Hayden Bend Sandstone Glade. It is uncertain whether this is a good alliance placement for this association; one of the alliance nominals, Carex crinita, is not known to occur in this association, and a "vertical seep" fits somewhat uncomfortably in the concept of this alliance.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The most abundant species in this association are Osmunda cinnamomea, Xyris jupicai, Heuchera parviflora var. puberula, Rhynchospora capitellata, and Sphagnum lescurii. Other species include Acer rubrum, Vaccinium pallidum, Asplenium bradleyi (in drier microhabitats), Lobelia siphilitica, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. negundo, Pluchea camphorata, Hypericum mutilum, Symphyotrichum pilosum (= Aster pilosus), and Drosera brevifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in the Ozarks where seepage emerges on a vertical sandstone face because of the presence of a more permeable stratum of limestone or shale.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in the Ozarks of Arkansas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683901
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 | CEGL007837 Cinnamon Fern - Brownish Beaksedge - Little-flower Alumroot - Richard''s Yellow-eyed-grass Cliff Vegetation | CEGL007837 | 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
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.