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CEGL006093 Thuja occidentalis / Oligoneuron album Rocky Outcrop
Type Concept Sentence: Open calcareous rock vegetation, with scattered Thuja occidentalis trees, on ridgetops in the northeastern lakeplains of New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Northern White-cedar / Prairie Goldenrod Rocky Outcrop
Colloquial Name: New England Calcareous Rocky Ridge
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This open calcareous rock vegetation, with scattered Thuja occidentalis trees, occurs on ridgetops in the northeastern lakeplains of New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. This is a rare community. Ecological processes and species composition are most similar to the red oak - pine rocky ridge and red spruce - heath - cinquefoil rocky ridge communities described elsewhere, with which it shares many species [see those descriptions]. Soils are similar to other rocky ridges as well, with thin, turfy organic and A horizons over thin, gravelly or sandy B or C horizons. They are well- to excessively well-drained and of low overall productivity.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Type was long proposed for merger with CEGL006530, and that is now completed here. It is moved to a new Class (Rock Vegetation). CEGL006530 was already made inactive (no states were attributed to it), and the description content was used for the description here, along with content from New Hampshire.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: This sparsely vegetated community is characterized by a heterogeneous mix of scrubby trees or shrubs and an open herbaceous layer.
Floristics: Woody plants include Thuja occidentalis, Juniperus horizontalis, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Lonicerai dioica, Vaccinium angustifolium, Sorbus americana, and Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (= Alnus crispa). Herbaceous species include graminoids Carex scirpoidea, Deschampsia flexuosa, Danthonia spicata, ferns Woodsia ilvensis, and delicate forbs, such as Oligoneuron album (= Solidago ptarmicoides), Campanula rotundifolia, Lechea intermedia Orobanche uniflora, and Sibbaldiopsis tridentata (= Potentilla tridentata).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Sites occur on calcareous to circumneutral rocky summits and ridges of moderate to high elevations. Soils are shallow.
Geographic Range: This type occurs on calcareous to circumneutral rocky summits and ridges in the lakeplain of New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: NH, NY, QC?, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689622
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.6 Eastern White Pine - Jack Pine - Northern Pin Oak Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M159 | 1.B.2.Na.6 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.6.e Laurentian-Acadian Limestone Woodland Group | G655 | 1.B.2.Na.6.e |
| Alliance | A3296 Northern White-cedar Limestone Woodland Alliance | A3296 | 1.B.2.Na.6.e |
| Association | CEGL006093 Northern White-cedar / Prairie Goldenrod Rocky Outcrop | CEGL006093 | 1.B.2.Na.6.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Thompson, E. H., and E. R. Sorenson. 2005. Wetland, woodland, wildland: A guide to the natural communities of Vermont. The Nature Conservancy and the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. University Press of New England, Hanover, NH. 456 pp.