Print Report
CEGL006529 Solidago sempervirens - (Rhodiola rosea) - Juniperus horizontalis Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Seaside Goldenrod - (Roseroot Stonecrop) - Creeping Juniper Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Northern Maritime Rocky Headland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This maritime headland community occurs on the northern Atlantic Coast from central Maine to the Canadian Maritime Provinces. The vegetation is of sparse and variable cover, and is maintained in the open condition by wind, salt spray, ice, and storm waves. The most characteristic species are Juniperus horizontalis, Plantago maritima, Lathyrus japonicus, and Solidago sempervirens, with other species of open maritime habitats, such as Prenanthes trifoliolata, Achillea millefolium, and Festuca rubra. Where the substrate becomes cobbly, Mertensia maritima may occur, and in somewhat protected hollows or near the forest border Angelica atropurpurea and Ligusticum scoticum are typical. Through most of this association''s range, the dominants are accompanied by plants of boreal affinity, including Rhodiola rosea, Iris setosa, Lomatogonium rotatum, Primula laurentiana, Agalinis neoscotica, Sagina nodosa ssp. borealis, and Euphrasia randii.
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: The vegetation is of sparse and variable cover, and is maintained in the open condition by wind, salt spray, ice, and storm waves. The most characteristic species are Juniperus horizontalis, Plantago maritima, Lathyrus japonicus, and Solidago sempervirens, with other species of open maritime habitats, such as Prenanthes trifoliolata, Achillea millefolium, and Festuca rubra. Where the substrate becomes cobbly, Mertensia maritima may occur, and in somewhat protected hollows or near the forest border Angelica atropurpurea and Ligusticum scoticum are typical. Through most of this association''s range, the dominants are accompanied by plants of boreal affinity, including Rhodiola rosea (= Sedum rosea), Iris setosa, Lomatogonium rotatum, Primula laurentiana, Agalinis neoscotica, Sagina nodosa ssp. borealis, and Euphrasia randii.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This maritime headland community occurs on the northern Atlantic Coast from central Maine to the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: ME, NH, NS, QC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684574
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.b Seaside Goldenrod - Creeping Juniper - Roseroot Stonecrop Coastal Rocky Headland Group | G582 | 2.B.4.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A3933 Eastern North American Coastal Cliff & Outcrop Alliance | A3933 | 2.B.4.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL006529 Seaside Goldenrod - (Roseroot Stonecrop) - Creeping Juniper Sparse Vegetation | CEGL006529 | 2.B.4.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- CDPNQ [Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec]. No date. Unpublished data. Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec, Québec.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Fernald, M. L., and K. M. Wiegand. 1910. A summer''s botanizing in eastern Maine and western New Brunswick. Rhodora 12:101-146.
- Gawler, S. C. 2002. Natural landscapes of Maine: A guide to vegetated natural communities and ecosystems. Maine Natural Areas Program, Department of Conservation, Augusta, ME.
- Gawler, S. C., and A. Cutko. 2010. Natural landscapes of Maine: A classification of vegetated natural communities and ecosystems. Maine Natural Areas Program, Department of Conservation, Augusta.
- Lubinski, S., K. Hop, and S. Gawler. 2003. Vegetation Mapping Program: Acadia National Park, Maine. Report produced by U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, and Maine Natural Areas Program in conjunction with M. Story (NPS Vegetation Mapping Coordinator) NPS, Natural Resources Information Division, Inventory and Monitoring Program, and K. Brown (USGS Vegetation Mapping Coordinator), USGS, Center for Biological Informatics and NatureServe. [http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/acad/reports/acadrpt.pdf]
- Olday, F. C., S. Gawler, and B. Vickery. 1983. Seven unusual sub-arctic plants of the Maine coast. A report prepared for the critical areas program, Maine State planning office.