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CEGL002290 Sandstone Great Plains Xeric Butte - Bluff Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sandstone Great Plains Xeric Butte - Bluff Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Great Plains Xeric Sandstone Butte - Bluff
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This sandstone butte type occurs in the United States in northwestern South Dakota, and possibly elsewhere in the Great Plains. The Fox Hills sandstone is a fairly widespread exposure in northwestern South Dakota. Exposures at the Slim Buttes include a lot of volcanic ash that texturally may be more like siltstones, but there are also exposures of rather coarse sand/gravel stones. The North and South Cave Hills are clearly sandstone outcrops and are quite famous for their pictographs, some of which date to the ice age. Further characterization of this type is needed.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: More information is needed to determine the characteristics of this type. There are a variety of sandstone outcrops in northwestern South Dakota and most certainly in southeastern Montana (D. Ode pers. comm. 2000). Whether these need to be split from other sedimentary outcrops is unclear. See also ~Sandstone Butte Sparse Vegetation (CEGL002297)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: There is no information available on the vegetation of the sandstone buttes.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Sandstone materials are the dominant rock of these buttes or bluffs. The Fox Hills sandstone is a fairly widespread exposure in northwestern South Dakota. Exposures at the Slim Buttes include a lot of volcanic ash that texturally may be more like siltstones, but there are also exposures of rather coarse sand/gravel stones. (D. Ode pers. comm. 2000).
Geographic Range: This sandstone butte type occurs in the United States in northwestern South Dakota, and possibly elsewhere in the Great Plains.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MT?, SD
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687950
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 | A3981 Great Plains Acidic Cliff Alliance | A3981 | 6.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL002290 Sandstone Great Plains Xeric Butte - Bluff Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002290 | 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: = Sandstone Great Plains Xeric Butte - Bluff Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- 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.).
- MTNHP [Montana Natural Heritage Program]. 2002b. List of ecological communities for Montana. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Montana State Library, Helena, MT.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- Ode, Dave. Personal communication. South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, Pierre, SD.
- SDNHP [South Dakota Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, Pierre, SD.