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CEGL007723 Trichophorum cespitosum - Osmunda cinnamomea - Carex barrattii - Carex buxbaumii Cliff Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tufted Bulrush - Cinnamon Fern - Barratt''s Sedge - Buxbaum''s Sedge Cliff Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Cliff Base Ice Pond Seep
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in seasonally saturated to ponded areas at the base of sheer, north-facing granitic dome cliffs in South Carolina. The community is dominated by Trichophorum cespitosum, Osmunda cinnamomea, Carex barrattii, Carex buxbaumii, Carex debilis, Calamagrostis coarctata, Coreopsis major, Dulichium arundinaceum, Krigia montana, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Sanguisorba canadensis, Saxifraga michauxii, and Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis. This community occurs at the base of 300-m high cliffs and consists of ponds up to 30 cm deep and seasonally saturated adjoining areas. It is maintained by seepage, rockfall, and especially the fall of ice slabs.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at Table Rock State Park, Pickens County, South Carolina.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The community is dominated by Trichophorum cespitosum (= Scirpus cespitosus), Osmunda cinnamomea, Carex barrattii, Carex buxbaumii, Carex debilis, Calamagrostis coarctata, Coreopsis major, Dulichium arundinaceum, Krigia montana, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Sanguisorba canadensis, Saxifraga michauxii, and Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in seasonally saturated to ponded areas at the base of sheer, north-facing granitic dome cliffs in South Carolina. It occurs at the base of 300-m high cliffs and consists of ponds up to 30 cm deep and seasonally saturated adjoining areas. It is maintained by seepage, rockfall, and especially the fall of ice slabs.
Geographic Range: This community is found in South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688801
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1Q
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 | A3915 Appalachian Wet Cliff Alliance | A3915 | 6.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL007723 Tufted Bulrush - Cinnamon Fern - Barratt''s Sedge - Buxbaum''s Sedge Cliff Vegetation | CEGL007723 | 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: ? Ice Pond Community (Hill 1999)
- Hill, S. R. 1999. The relict flora of ice ponds in South Carolina. Castanea 64:14-22.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.