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CEGL002046 Limestone - Dolostone Great Plains Xeric Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Limestone - Dolostone Great Plains Xeric Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Great Plains Xeric Limestone - Dolostone Cliff
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: The limestone - dolostone cliff type is found in the central Great Plains of the United States, possibly in South Dakota and Nebraska. There are exposures of Niobrara Chalk along the Missouri River at the South Dakota - Nebraska border. There are numerous exposures along Lewis & Clark Lake, most of them located in Nebraska. Further characterization of this type is needed.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Little is known about this type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No information is available on the vegetation of these cliffs.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: There are exposures of Niobrara Chalk along the Missouri River at the South Dakota - Nebraska border. There are numerous exposures along Lewis & Clark Lake, most of them located in Nebraska (D. Ode pers. comm. 2000).
Geographic Range: The limestone/dolostone cliff type is found in the central Great Plains of the United States, possibly in South Dakota and Nebraska.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NE, SD
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684088
Confidence Level: Low
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.2 Great Plains Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Macrogroup | M116 | 6.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 6.B.1.Na.2.b Skunkbush Sumac / Blue Grama - Prickly-pear species Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Group | G567 | 6.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A3980 Great Plains Alkaline Cliff Alliance | A3980 | 6.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL002046 Limestone - Dolostone Great Plains Xeric Cliff Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002046 | 6.B.1.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Limestone - Dolostone Great Plains Xeric Cliff Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- Ode, Dave. Personal communication. South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, Pierre, SD.
- Rolfsmeier, S. B., and G. Steinauer. 2010. Terrestrial ecological systems and natural communities of Nebraska (Version IV - March 9, 2010). Nebraska Natural Heritage Program, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Lincoln, NE. 228 pp.
- SDNHP [South Dakota Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, Pierre, SD.