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CEGL006535 Penstemon hirsutus Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Hairy Beardtongue Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Temperate Shale Cliffs & Talus
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is known from central New England and New York state south to northern New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It consists of sparse, mostly herbaceous vegetation occurring on harsh, steep, unstable shale talus and cliffs. Heat, drought and lack of soil development prevent the establishment of many species and limit the community to small crevice-rooting plants such as Woodsia obtusa, Woodsia ilvensis, Penstemon hirsutus, Geranium robertianum, Cyperus lupulinus, Schizachyrium scoparium, Dichanthelium linearifolium, and Carex pensylvanica. Scrubby Juniperus virginiana is also typical of this community.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community is apparently distinct, but very poorly documented.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation cover is variable and patchy. Herbaceous species include Woodsia obtusa, Woodsia ilvensis, Penstemon hirsutus, Geranium robertianum, Cyperus lupulinus (= Cyperus filiculmis), Schizachyrium scoparium, Dichanthelium linearifolium (= Panicum linearifolium), and Carex pensylvanica. Scrubby Juniperus virginiana is also typical of this community.
Dynamics: Some smaller occurrences are a result of previous quarrying operations.
Environmental Description: This association occurs on unstable shale talus with shallow, very well-drained soils. The parent material is shale and siltstone. The scree is very well-drained with vegetation likely experiencing droughty soil conditions for much of the growing season.
Geographic Range: This association is known from central New England and New York state south to northern New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ, NY, PA, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689786
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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 | A4229 Appalachian-Northeastern Acidic Talus Alliance | A4229 | 6.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL006535 Hairy Beardtongue Sparse Vegetation | CEGL006535 | 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
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
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- NRCS [Natural Resources Conservation Service]. 2004a. Soil survey of Saratoga County, New York. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 590 pp.
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