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CEGL004454 Parthenocissus quinquefolia / (Dicentra eximia) Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Virginia Creeper / (Appalachian Bleeding-heart) Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Appalachian Talus Slope
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This sparse vegetation is known from low elevations (below 762 m [2500 feet]) in the Appalachians (e.g., Nantahala Gorge, North Carolina, Lookout Mountain and Neddy Mountain, Tennessee). These talus slopes vary from very sparse to sometimes having substantial cover of Toxicodendron radicans and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Scattered herbs sometimes include Dicentra eximia, Dryopteris marginalis, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Scutellaria ovata, Polymnia canadensis, and Dioscorea quaternata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Similar vegetation in Virginia is treated in lichen / bryophyte associations or in low-elevation boulderfield woodlands.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this vegetation vary from very sparse to sometimes with substantial cover of Toxicodendron radicans and Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and with scattered herbs including Dicentra eximia, Dryopteris marginalis, Dioscorea quaternata. An (apparent) example of this vegetation in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee (Neddy Mountain #1) has coverage by Toxicodendron radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Dryopteris marginalis, Polymnia canadensis, Vitis rotundifolia, and foliose lichens.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This sparse vegetation is known from talus slopes at low elevations (below 762 m [2500 feet]) in the Appalachians (e.g., Nantahala Gorge, North Carolina, Lookout Mountain and Neddy Mountain, Tennessee).
Geographic Range: As defined, this type is definitely known to occur in North Carolina, and a stand attributed to this type has been found in Tennessee. It may also be found in other Appalachian states.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687956
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3Q
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 | A4229 Appalachian-Northeastern Acidic Talus Alliance | A4229 | 6.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004454 Virginia Creeper / (Appalachian Bleeding-heart) Sparse Vegetation | CEGL004454 | 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
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.