Phytophysiognomic differences between Cerrado Rupestre and Campo Rupestre. Although they can occur in mosaics on rocky outcrops, both on quartzitic soils (A and B) and on canga (ferruginous soils, C and D), the Cerrado Rupestre is a savannah phytophysiognomy and presents a tree cover between 5 and 20%, while the Campo Rupestre is a grassland phytophysiognomy, with a predominance of a herbaceous-shrubby stratum with less than 5% tree cover A Cerrado Rupestre over quartzitic soil in the Municipality of Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil B Campo Rupestre over quartzitic soil in Serra do Ouro Branco State Park, Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Cerrado Rupestre (C) and Campo Rupestre (D) on canga soil in Serra do Rola Moça State Park, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photo credits: Cássio Cardoso Pereira.

 
 
  Part of: Pereira CC, Fernandes GW (2022) Cerrado Rupestre is not Campo Rupestre: The unknown and threatened savannah on rocky outcrops. Nature Conservation 49: 131-136. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.49.89237