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CEGL005244 Granite - Metamorphic Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Granite - Metamorphic Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Great Lakes Granite - Metamorphic Cliff
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This granite - metamorphic cliff community type is found along the Great Lakes shoreline of the United States and Canada, possibly in Minnesota, Michigan, and Ontario. Stands occur along the lake shore and are exposed to wind, wave, and ice action. Bedrock is composed of granite or metamorphic rock. The vegetation is very sparse. Further information describing this type is needed.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type may closely resemble either ~Great Lakes Basalt - Diabase Cliff Sparse Vegetation (CEGL005191)$$ or ~Great Lakes Sandstone Cliff Sparse Vegetation (CEGL002503)$$. Albert et al. (1995) do not describe a granite cliff type in Michigan. The type is expected in Ontario, but review is needed (W. Bakowsky pers. comm. 1999).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is very sparse. Further information describing this type is needed.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur along the lake shore and are exposed to wind, wave, and ice action. Bedrock is composed of granite or metamorphic rock.
Geographic Range: This granite - metamorphic cliff community type is found along the Great Lakes shoreline of the United States and Canada, possibly in Minnesota, Michigan, and Ontario.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI, MN, ON
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687154
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.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.b Laurentian-Acadian-Great Lakes Cliff & Rock Vegetation Group | G839 | 6.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A4007 Laurentian-Acadian-Great Lakes Acidic Cliff Alliance | A4007 | 6.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL005244 Granite - Metamorphic Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation | CEGL005244 | 6.B.1.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Granite - Metamorphic Great Lakes Shore Cliff Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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- 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.).
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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.
- Minnesota DNR [Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]. 2003-2005a. Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota. Three volumes: The Laurentian Mixed Forest Province (2003), The Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province (2005c), The Prairie Parkland and Tallgrass Aspen Parklands provinces (2005b). Ecological Land Classification Program, Minnesota County Biological Survey, and Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul.
- Minnesota DNR [Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]. 2003. Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota: The Laurentian Mixed Forest Province. Ecological Land Classification Program, Minnesota County Biological Survey, and Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul.
- ONHIC [Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Unpublished data. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada.