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CEGL004385 Lasallia papulosa - Lasallia pensylvanica Nonvascular Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Common Toadskin Lichen - Pennsylvania Toadskin Lichen Nonvascular Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Montane/Piedmont Cliff (Toadskin Lichen Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Stands of this vegetation occur on vertical to sloping, exposed, dry outcrops of quartzite with little or no vascular vegetation. They are dominated by Lasallia papulosa, with or without Lasallia pensylvanica. Known from the Sauratown Mountains in the upper Piedmont of North Carolina.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Potentially rare; Lasallia pensylvanica is restricted in distribution and abundance. Examples known at Hanging Rock State Park (Stokes County, North Carolina).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this vegetation are dominated by Lasallia papulosa, with or without Lasallia pensylvanica.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands of this vegetation occur on vertical to sloping, exposed, dry outcrops of quartzite with little or no vascular vegetation. It is known from the Sauratown Mountains in the upper Piedmont of North Carolina.
Geographic Range: This type is known from the Sauratown Mountains in the upper Piedmont of North Carolina and can at least potentially range into the Southern Blue Ridge.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686004
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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 | A3991 Appalachian Lichen Boulderfield Alliance | A3991 | 6.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004385 Common Toadskin Lichen - Pennsylvania Toadskin Lichen Nonvascular Vegetation | CEGL004385 | 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
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.