Nevadan siliceous cliffs

Description (English)

Siliceous cliff and rock communities of the Sierra Nevada, with Saxifraga nevadensis, Sedum brevifolium, Centranthus nevadensis.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code U3412

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Centranthus nevadensis
Flowering Plants Saxifraga nevadensis
Flowering Plants Sedum brevifolium
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Centranthus nevadensis Flowering Plants
Saxifraga nevadensis Flowering Plants
Sedum brevifolium Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) H3.122 Nevadan siliceous cliffs same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 H3.122 Nevadan siliceous cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 H3.122 Nevadan siliceous cliffs same
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