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A3998 Central Midwest-Interior Alkaline Cliff Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: Alkaline cliffs in the Midwest, including limestone, dolostone, maderate and basic igneous rock substrates. Characteristic nonvascular and fern species need to be described.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Central Midwest-Interior Alkaline Cliff Alliance
Colloquial Name: Central Midwest-Interior Alkaline Cliff
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: Alkaline cliffs in the central Midwest and Interior Highlands, including limestone, dolostone, maderate and basic igneous rock substrates. Characteristic nonvascular and fern species need to be described. Herbaceous and shrub species from the unglaciated portion of the range include Aquilegia canadensis, Arabis lyrata, Campanula rotundifolia, Cornus canadensis, Cystopteris bulbifera, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Galium triflorum, Physocarpus opulifolius, Solidago sciaphila, and Zigadenus elegans. This vegetation occurs on near-vertical rockfaces on variable aspects. Moisture conditions are also variable and are affected by the degree of shading, presence of seepage, and other factors.
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: This vegetation is generally sparse and patchy. Trees and shrubs, if present, are sparsely distributed and generally stunted. The herbaceous layer is also patchy and sparse; lichens and mosses are generally common.
Floristics: Herbaceous and shrub species from the unglaciated portion of the range include Aquilegia canadensis, Arabis lyrata, Campanula rotundifolia, Cornus canadensis, Cystopteris bulbifera, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Galium triflorum, Physocarpus opulifolius, Solidago sciaphila, and Zigadenus elegans. Additional data are required rangewide.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs on near-vertical rockfaces on variable aspects. Moisture conditions are also variable and are affected by the degree of shading, presence of seepage, and other factors.
Geographic Range: This alliance is found in the central midwestern and Interior Highlands region of the U.S. outside the climatic influence of the Great Lakes. It also occurs in southern Ontario and southern Quebec, Canada.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, OK, ON, QC, TN, WI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900049
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
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.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., and Midwest State Natural Heritage Program Ecologists. 1996. Terrestrial vegetation of the midwest United States. International classification of ecological communities: Terrestrial vegetation of the United States. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA.