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CEGL005203 Ozark Igneous Talus Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ozark Igneous Talus Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Ozark Igneous Talus
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This igneous talus type is found in the Missouri Ozarks of the United States. Stands occur on moderately steep to extremely steep slopes at the bases of bluffs, cliffs, and steep valleys or sideslopes of mountain domes, especially along shut-ins. Aspect is in all directions. Soils are absent and the slope is dry. The parent material is igneous, with a large mass of accumulated angular rock fragments and boulders forming large (4 ha or 10 acres) rocky areas. Disturbances include falling rock fragments from adjacent cliffs and slumping of rock material. The vegetation is sparse, consisting of herbaceous plants, vines, mosses and lichens. Characteristic vines include Celastrus scandens, Lonicera flava, Rhus aromatica, Smilax bona-nox, Toxicodendron radicans, and Vitis aestivalis. Other characteristic species include the forb Polymnia canadensis, the moss Dicranum scoparium, and the lichens include Pleopsidium chlorophanum, Cladonia caroliniana, Cladonia strepsilis, Placidium lachneum, Punctelia hypoleucites, and Xanthoparmelia spp.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The concept of the type is taken from the Missouri state type Igneous Talus (Nelson 1985).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is sparse, consisting of herbaceous plants, vines, mosses and lichens. Characteristic vines include Celastrus scandens, Lonicera flava, Rhus aromatica, Smilax bona-nox, Toxicodendron radicans, and Vitis aestivalis. Other characteristic species include the forb Polymnia canadensis, the moss Dicranum scoparium, and the lichens include Pleopsidium chlorophanum (= Acarospora chlorophana), Cladonia caroliniana, Cladonia strepsilis, Placidium lachneum (= Dermatocarpon lachneum), Punctelia hypoleucites (= Parmelia hypoleucites), and Xanthoparmelia spp. (Nelson 1985).
Dynamics: Disturbances include falling rock fragments from adjacent cliffs and slumping of rock material (Nelson 1985).
Environmental Description: Stands occur on moderately steep to extremely steep slopes at the bases of bluffs, cliffs, and steep valleys or sideslopes of mountain domes, especially along shut-ins. Aspect is in all directions. Soils are absent, slope is dry. The parent material is igneous, with a large mass of accumulated angular rock fragments and boulders forming large (4 ha or 10 acres) rocky areas (Nelson 1985).
Geographic Range: This igneous talus type is found in the Missouri Ozarks of the United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MO
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.d Central Midwest-Interior Cliff & Rock Vegetation Group | G841 | 6.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Alliance | A4228 Central Midwest-Interior Acidic Talus Alliance | A4228 | 6.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL005203 Ozark Igneous Talus Sparse Vegetation | CEGL005203 | 6.B.1.Na.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Igneous Ozark Talus Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Igneous Talus (Nelson 1985)
= Igneous Talus (Nelson 1985)
- Chastain, R. A., M.A. Struckhoff, K. W. Grabner, E. D. Stroh, H. He, D. R. Larsen, T. A. Nigh, and J. Drake. 2006. Mapping vegetation communities in Ozark National Scenic Riverways: Final technical report to the National Park Service. Open-File Report 2006-1354. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA. 90 pp. plus appendices.
- 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.).
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- Nelson, P. 2010. The terrestrial natural communities of Missouri. Revised edition. Missouri Natural Areas Committee, Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Conservation, Jefferson City.
- Nelson, P. W. 1985. The terrestrial natural communities of Missouri. Missouri Natural Areas Committee, Jefferson City. 197 pp. Revised edition, 1987.