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CEGL004759 Physocarpus opulifolius / Campanula divaricata - Tradescantia subaspera - (Packera plattensis) Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Common Ninebark / Small Bonny Bellflower - Zigzag Spiderwort - (Prairie Groundsel) Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Appalachian Montane Mafic Cliff (Mid- to High-Elevation Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes vertical and sloping exposures of amphibolite or other mafic rocks, at moderately high elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains (800-1300 m in elevation), with scattered vegetation rooted in crevices and on ledges. Characteristic species include Physocarpus opulifolius, Campanula divaricata, Tradescantia subaspera, Packera plattensis, Coreopsis major, Phlox subulata ssp. subulata, Arabis lyrata, Houstonia longifolia, Houstonia purpurea, Polygala senega, Deschampsia cespitosa, Hydrangea arborescens, Kalmia latifolia, Corydalis sempervirens, Tsuga caroliniana, Carex misera, Woodsia ilvensis, Asplenium montanum, Schizachyrium scoparium, and others.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples are found at Bluff Mountain TNC Preserve (Ashe County, NC).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic species include Physocarpus opulifolius, Campanula divaricata, Tradescantia subaspera, Packera plattensis (= Senecio plattensis), Coreopsis major, Phlox subulata ssp. subulata, Arabis lyrata (= var. lyrata), Houstonia longifolia (= Houstonia tenuifolia), Houstonia purpurea, Polygala senega, Deschampsia cespitosa, Hydrangea arborescens, Kalmia latifolia, Corydalis sempervirens, Tsuga caroliniana, Carex misera, Woodsia ilvensis, Asplenium montanum, Schizachyrium scoparium, and others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Found on vertical and sloping exposures of amphibolite or other mafic rocks, at moderately high elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains (800-1300 m in elevation).
Geographic Range: This association is found in the southern Blue Ridge of North Carolina, Tennessee, and possibly other states.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688651
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1?
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 | A3994 Appalachian Mafic - Circumneutral Cliff Alliance | A3994 | 6.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004759 Common Ninebark / Small Bonny Bellflower - Zigzag Spiderwort - (Prairie Groundsel) Cliff Sparse Vegetation | CEGL004759 | 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: ? IE3a. Southern Appalachian Mafic Cliff (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.
- Fleming, Gary P. Personal communication. Ecologist, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
- 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.
- TDNH [Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage]. 2018. Unpublished data. Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Nashville, TN.
- Weakley, A. S. 2010. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and surrounding areas. Unpublished working draft. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. [http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm]