North American Warm Desert Bedrock Cliff and Outcrop
Nature Serve ID: CES302.745
Geology
This system is well-developed on massive Cretaceous and Permian limestones, but also occupies igneous and sandstone formations.
Landform
Rock faces with slopes greater than 80%.
Soils
Very little to no soil development.
Parent Description
This sparsely vegetated system occupies steep rock faces of the massive limestones and other substrates of the region. Some of these cliffs may be 100's of feet tall. Vegetation is typically restricted to crevices, although crustose lichens may be well-represented.
Ecological Mapping Systems
Trans-Pecos: Cliff and Outcrop
Mapping System ID: 10100
As described for system.
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Public Land Occurrence
- Big Bend National Park: US National Park Service
- Big Bend Ranch State Park: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
- Black Gap Wildlife Management Area: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
- Davis Mountains State Park: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
- Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
- Fort Davis National Historic Site: US National Park Service
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park: US National Park Service
- Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
- Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department