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A3455 Eurhynchium sp. - Saxifraga sp. - Xanthoria sp. Grassland Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: Herbaceous vegetation of the northern Pacific Coast and Alaska characterized by sparse to open herbaceous vegetation composed of variable coastal species.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eurhynchium Moss species - Saxifrage species - Orange Wall Lichen species Grassland Alliance
Colloquial Name: North Pacific Coastal Herb Cliff & Bluff
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: Herbaceous vegetation of the northern Pacific Coast and Alaska characterized by sparse to open herbaceous vegetation composed of variable coastal species.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This alliance occurs from the coast of the Aleutian Islands, central and southern Alaska coast, British Columbia and Washington south to central Oregon.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: AK, BC, OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899578
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Nb Pacific North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D027 | 2.B.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Nb.3 Pacific Coastal Cliff & Bluff Macrogroup | M058 | 2.B.4.Nb.3 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Nb.3.a Eurhynchium Moss species - Saxifrage species - Orange Wall Lichen species Coastal Cliff & Bluff Group | G554 | 2.B.4.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A3455 Eurhynchium Moss species - Saxifrage species - Orange Wall Lichen species Grassland Alliance | A3455 | 2.B.4.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.