Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type produced by weathered ultramafic rock such as peridotite and its metamorphic derivatives such as serpentinite...

is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals formed by serpentinization of mafic or ultramafic rocks. The ancient origin...

fill new niches. Serpentine soils act as 'edaphic islands' of low fertility and these soils lead to high rates of endemism. These soils are found in the...

mathematical curve Serpentine, a type of riding figure Serpentine subgroup, a group of minerals Serpentinite, a type of rock Serpentine soil, soil derived from...

depletion of magnesium from serpentine minerals beneath lichen thalli and the formation of secondary minerals common in serpentine soils. Ultramafic lava may...

serpentine areas. Several species of endemic plants are found only on serpentine soils; these species may be widespread, but only occur on serpentine...

Serpentine subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine group in the category of phyllosilicates) are greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals commonly found...

especially), creeks, or near seeps with cold running water, usually on serpentine soils. It has even been observed growing in drainage ditches or on the sides...

taxa considered to be endemic to serpentine rich soils. Serpentine barrens are distinct due to the serpentine-rich soil produced by the hydration weathering...

asbestos (chrysotile), an ultramafic rock. It weathers to produce serpentine soils with characteristically low levels of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus...

as Green Mountain maidenhair fern, is a fern found only in outcrops of serpentine rock in New England and Eastern Canada. The leaf blade is cut into finger-like...

Ecotype Co-cropped with Alyssum montanum and Perennial Ryegrass in Serpentine Soil". Frontiers in Plant Science. 7 (451): 451. doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.00451...

Common Name Distribution Triteleia bridgesii Bridges' brodiaea on serpentine soils below 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in northern Sierra Nevada foothills and Klamath...

foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is found nearly exclusively on serpentine soil. Leather oak is a dicot. As described by English horticulturist and...

County. A pygmy sargent cypress (Cupressus sargentii) forest, where serpentine soil stunts growth. Protected within the 1,334 acre Cuesta Ridge Botanical...

Mexico. It occurs in the chaparral and woodlands ecoregion, often in serpentine soil formations and hillside grassland habitats. Fritillaria biflora is...

edaphic plant communities (adapted to specific soil types), notably those of the region's serpentine outcrops. Temperate rain forests grow near the coast...

Eastern Oregon, high-altitude subalpine slopes around Crater Lake, and serpentine soils of the Siskiyou Mountains. It features species from the chaparral,...

on ultramafic rock containing magnesium minerals such as serpentine or asbestos. This soil occurs from southwestern Oregon south to the Coast Ranges...

Nevada. It prefers rocky, well drained soil, but also grows in serpentine soil and heavy, poorly drained clay soils. It commonly occurs in association with...

species is categorized as a strict serpentine endemic, meaning that it is almost always found growing on serpentine soils; however, at least 10 populations...

habitat. The island also possesses one of the largest outcrops of serpentine soil in the world, which support an unusual and large community of specialized...

coastal redwood forests, forests with dense shrub cover, areas with serpentine soils, and forested areas with dense understory cover of the U.S. states...

larva and the plants they feed on occur in non serpentine soils with similarities to serpentine derived soil. The possible reclassification of Euphydryas...

grassland, chaparral, and oak woodland. It grows well on clay and serpentine soils. Nassella pulchra is a perennial bunch grass producing tufts of erect...

base structure, while the inland islands are predominantly made of serpentine soil. The coastal islands of the Perth metropolitan region are: Inland islands...

southwestern corner of Shasta County. It is called the serpentine goldenbush because it grows on serpentine soil, toxic to many other plants. Ericameria ophitidis...

ironstone. Toxic parent materials – serpentine soil, mine spoils, sulfidic clays. Aquents – heavily saturated or soaked soils, mostly present at riparian locations...

tolerance phylogeny. 18 serpentine tolerant species were found (classified by occurring in whole or in part on serpentine soils) and the largest presence...

with contaminated sites. On the other hand, soils naturally rich in heavy metals, such as serpentine soils, do not seem to affect the diversity of ectomycorrhizal...