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CEGL002507 Sandstone Bedrock Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sandstone Bedrock Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Great Lakes Sandstone Bedrock Shore
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This sparsely vegetated sandstone bedrock rocky shore community is found on the shores of Lake Superior in the United States and Canada. They occur as small inclusions within areas of the larger sandstone cliff communities. Narrow areas of pavement occur at less than a meter above the lake levels and are generally moist. Mosses, liverworts, and scattered vascular plants may be found. Vascular plants on the pavement are concentrated in cracks in the rock, whereas mosses and liverworts are found where seepages flow across the rock. Some of the more common vascular plants include Achillea millefolium, Chamerion angustifolium, Betula papyrifera, Campanula rotundifolia, Cystopteris fragilis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Phegopteris connectilis, Alnus incana, Equisetum arvense, and Euthamia graminifolia. Less common, and more restricted to cracks in the pavement, are Sibbaldiopsis tridentata, Lobelia kalmii, Packera indecora, Packera paupercula, Physocarpus opulifolius, Primula mistassinica, Trisetum spicatum, and Rubus pubescens.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Distribution in Minnesota is uncertain.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This community is dominated by nonvascular species with open pavement. Mosses, liverworts, and scattered vascular plants may be found. Vascular plants on the pavement are concentrated in cracks in the rock, whereas mosses and liverworts are found where seepages flow across the rock. Some of the more common vascular plants include Achillea millefolium, Chamerion angustifolium (= Epilobium angustifolium), Betula papyrifera, Campanula rotundifolia, Cystopteris fragilis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Phegopteris connectilis (= Thelypteris phegopteris), Alnus incana, Equisetum arvense, and Euthamia graminifolia. Less common, and more restricted to cracks in the pavement, are Sibbaldiopsis tridentata (= Potentilla tridentata), Lobelia kalmii, Packera indecora (= Senecio indecorus), Packera paupercula (= Senecio pauperculus), Physocarpus opulifolius, Primula mistassinica, Trisetum spicatum, and Rubus pubescens (Albert et al. 1995).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: In Michigan, these bedrock shorelines occur as small inclusions within areas of the larger sandstone cliff communities. Narrow areas of pavement occur at less than a meter above the lake levels and are generally moist (Albert et al. 1995).
Geographic Range: This sparsely vegetated sandstone bedrock rocky shore community is found in the United States and Canada on the Michigan, Wisconsin (Apostle Islands only), and Ontario shores of Lake Superior.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI, ON, WI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684126
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.1 Eastern North American Coastal Beach & Rocky Shore Macrogroup | M060 | 2.B.4.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.1.c Great Lakes Coastal Rocky Shore Group | G793 | 2.B.4.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A3695 Tufted Hairgrass - Bluebell Bellflower Lakeshore Alliance | A3695 | 2.B.4.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL002507 Sandstone Bedrock Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002507 | 2.B.4.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Sandstone Bedrock Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001) [Great Lakes Sandstone Bedrock Shore]
- Albert, D. A., P. J. Comer, R. A. Corner, D. Cuthrell, M. Penskar, and M. Rabe. 1995. Bedrock shoreline survey of the Niagaran Escarpment in Michigan''s Upper Peninsula: Mackinac County to Delta County. Michigan Natural Features Inventory for Land and Water Management Division (grant # CD-0.02).
- 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.).
- Hop, K., S. Menard, J. Drake, S. Lubinski, and J. Dieck. 2010a. National Park Service Vegetation Inventory Program: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin. Natural Resource Report NPS/GLKN/NRR-2010/199. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 310 pp.
- Hop, K., S. Menard, J. Drake, S. Lubinski, and J. Dieck. 2010c. National Park Service Vegetation Inventory Program: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan. Natural Resource Report NPS/GLKN/NRR-2010/201. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. 358 pp.
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- MNNHP [Minnesota Natural Heritage Program]. 1993. Minnesota''s native vegetation: A key to natural communities. Version 1.5. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program, St. Paul, MN. 110 pp.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- WDNR [Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources]. 2015. The ecological landscapes of Wisconsin: An assessment of ecological resources and a guide to planning sustainable management. PUB-SS-1131 2015. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison. [http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/landscapes/Book.html]