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CEGL002055 Pinus ponderosa Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ponderosa Pine Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Ponderosa Pine Limestone Cliff
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This type is found in ponderosa pine-dominated areas of the Black Hills and possibly the western mountain regions of the United States. At Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, stands are found around large exposures of Pahasapa and Minnekahta limestones. These cliffs occur on ridgetops, slopes and in drainage bottoms. Also at Wind Cave NP, cliffs of limestone have very sparse vegetative cover at most. Where smaller outcrops occur, they often are surrounded by some type of ponderosa pine forest or woodland. Several shrub species are often found associated with limestone rock outcrops, including Prunus virginiana, Rhus trilobata and Toxicodendron pubescens.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Cliffs may be defined as containing at least 3 m vertical height. At Wind Cave, South Dakota, some of the cliffs are more like rock outcrops.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: At Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, cliffs of limestone have very sparse vegetative cover at most. Where smaller outcrops occur, they often are surrounded by some type of ponderosa pine forest or woodland. Several shrub species are often found associated with limestone rock outcrops, including Prunus virginiana, Rhus trilobata and Toxicodendron pubescens (H. Marriott pers. comm. 1999).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: At Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, stands are found around large exposures of Pahasapa and Minnekahta limestones. These cliffs occur on ridgetops, slopes and in drainage bottoms (H. Marriott pers. comm. 1999).
Geographic Range: This type is found in ponderosa-pine dominated areas of the Black Hills and possibly the western mountain regions of the United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NE, SD
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689311
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nb Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Division | D194 | 1.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nb.2 Ponderosa Pine - Douglas-fir - Limber Pine Central Rocky Mountain Dry Forest Macrogroup | M501 | 1.B.2.Nb.2 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nb.2.e Ponderosa Pine Northwestern Great Plains Forest & Woodland Group | G216 | 1.B.2.Nb.2.e |
| Alliance | A3466 Ponderosa Pine Northwest Great Plains Open Woodland Alliance | A3466 | 1.B.2.Nb.2.e |
| Association | CEGL002055 Ponderosa Pine Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002055 | 1.B.2.Nb.2.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus ponderosa Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Cogan, D., H. Marriott, J. Von Loh, and M. J. Pucherelli. 1999. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. Technical Memorandum No. 8260-98-08. USDI Bureau of Reclamation Technical Services Center, Denver, CO. 225 pp.
- 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.).
- Marriott, H. J. 1985. Flora of the northwestern Black Hills, Crook and Weston counties, Wyoming. Unpublished M.S. thesis, Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie.
- Marriott, Hollis J. Personal communication. Former Heritage Botanist, WYNDD, and former Public Lands Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy, Laramie, WY.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- SDNHP [South Dakota Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, Pierre, SD.