Conservation Status
Conservation status indicates how vulnerable a natural community is. Learn more about conservation status, which can be measured globally and regionally.
Global Conservation Status: G3 – Vulnerable
Subnational Conservation Status:
MD: SNR – Not yet assessed
; VA: S1? – Critically Imperiled? (Status uncertain)
Classification
Official names reduce the confusion by providing a common language for talking about natural communities. Why so many names?
Abbreviated Common Name: Subcalcareous Cliff & Rock Outcrop
Common Name: Subcalcareous Cliff & Rock Outcrop (Piedmont-Central Appalachian)
Scientific Name Translated: Wild Hydrangea / Woodland Stonecrop - Rock Polypody Cliff Shrubland
Classification Code: CEGL006479
Associated Ecological System: Circumneutral Cliffs and Talus Ecological System in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park