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CEGL002296 Limestone Butte Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Limestone Butte Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Great Plains Limestone Butte
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This limestone butte type may be found sporadically in the western Great Plains region of the United States. Characteristics of this type are not yet available.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is based on the Kansas state type Limestone Caprock Butte, though that name will be modified to be Limestone Butte (Lauver et al. 1999). This type needs to be reviewed rangewide.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristics of this type are not yet available.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This limestone butte type may be found sporadically in the western Great Plains region of the United States, from Kansas to North Dakota.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KS, ND
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687645
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.2 Great Plains Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Macrogroup | M116 | 6.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 6.B.1.Na.2.b Skunkbush Sumac / Blue Grama - Prickly-pear species Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Group | G567 | 6.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A3980 Great Plains Alkaline Cliff Alliance | A3980 | 6.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL002296 Limestone Butte Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002296 | 6.B.1.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Limestone Butte Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Limestone Caprock Butte (Lauver et al. 1999)
= Limestone Caprock Butte (Lauver et al. 1999)
- 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.).
- Lauver, C. L., K. Kindscher, D. Faber-Langendoen, and R. Schneider. 1999. A classification of the natural vegetation of Kansas. The Southwestern Naturalist 44:421-443.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.