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CEGL004514 Adiantum capillus-veneris - (Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri, Thelypteris kunthii) Cliff Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Common Maidenhair - (Lindheimer''s Marsh Fern, Kunth''s Maidenfern) Cliff Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Edwards Plateau Grotto
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on cliff faces and lower slopes of forested box canyons on the Edwards Plateau, usually in narrow horizontal bands where seepage from exposed limestone or water from perennial or nearly perennial creeks consistently provides greater moisture than is available on adjacent slopes. Adiantum capillus-veneris is usually common on seepy cliff faces, while other consistent components, such as Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri, Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus, and Dichanthelium acuminatum var. lindheimeri, are usually more common on moist marly rubble at the foot of the same cliffs. A globally rare (G1) species, Salvia penstemonoides, occurs sparingly in this habitat. These communities also support many rare and/or disjunct bryophyte species.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Occurrences are found at Pedernales Falls State Park (Texas). At Fort Hood, Thelypteris kunthii is present in this community instead of Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Adiantum capillus-veneris is usually common on seepy cliff faces, while other consistent components, such as Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri, Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus (= Samolus parviflorus), and Dichanthelium acuminatum var. lindheimeri (= Panicum acuminatum var. lindheimeri), are usually more common on moist marly rubble at the foot of the same cliffs. A globally rare species, Salvia penstemonoides, occurs sparingly in this habitat.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on cliff faces and lower slopes of forested box canyons on the Edwards Plateau, usually in narrow horizontal bands where seepage from exposed limestone or water from perennial or nearly perennial creeks consistently provides greater moisture than is available on adjacent slopes.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in the Edwards Plateau, Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689419
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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 | CEGL004514 Common Maidenhair - (Lindheimer''s Marsh Fern, Kunth''s Maidenfern) Cliff Vegetation | CEGL004514 | 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
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.