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CEGL004386 Lasallia papulosa - Lasallia caroliniana Nonvascular Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Common Toadskin Lichen - Carolina Rocktripe Lichen Nonvascular Vegetation
Colloquial Name: High-Elevation Granitic Dome (High Peak Lichen Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is known from the steeply sloping exfoliation dome faces on Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, and probably at Roan Mountain, Tennessee and North Carolina. As defined, this association and its alliance are intended to cover vertical cliffs and sometimes more gently sloping large outcrops (often as large as 1 hectare) which have extremely few or no vascular plants and are relatively dry. In the Southern Appalachians, these generally occur because of a combination of outcrop geometry (few or no suitable crevices, as in exfoliation domes) and hydrology (inadequate seepage moisture to support vascular plants). A few crevice vascular plants are allowed. Moister cliffs without crevices support ~Umbilicaria mammulata Cliff Vegetation (CEGL004387)$$.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is known from the steeply sloping exfoliation dome faces on Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, and probably at Roan Mountain, Tennessee and North Carolina. Based on the range of Umbilicaria caroliniana, occurrences are likely in the Southern Blue Ridge of Virginia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, TN, VA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686904
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nc Eastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D024 | 2.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nc.1 Catawba Rosebay / Michaux''s Saxifrage - Flattened Oatgrass Felsic & Mafic Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M506 | 2.B.2.Nc.1 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nc.1.d Wretched Sedge - Michaux''s Saxifrage - Highbush Blueberry Appalachian Rocky Outcrop Group | G670 | 2.B.2.Nc.1.d |
| Alliance | A1621 Michaux''s Saxifrage - Wretched Sedge - Little Bluestem Rocky Grassland Alliance | A1621 | 2.B.2.Nc.1.d |
| Association | CEGL004386 Common Toadskin Lichen - Carolina Rocktripe Lichen Nonvascular Vegetation | CEGL004386 | 2.B.2.Nc.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IE4c. Southern Appalachian High Elevation Granitic Dome (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- 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.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.