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Quercus stellata - Quercus velutina / Morella pensylvanica / Deschampsia flexuosa Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus velutina / Morella pensylvanica / Deschampsia flexuosa Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This vegetation is a maritime oak forest of bluffs, sand spits, and salt marsh borders along the North Atlantic Coast. It is dominated by stunted, wind- and salt-pruned Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina, Quercus coccinea, and Quercus alba. Juniperus virginiana may contribute a minor cover to the canopy. A dense shrub layer is made up of Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Gaylussacia baccata, and Prunus serotina with a heavy component of vines such as Smilax rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Vitis aestivalis. Herbaceous species are sparse and include Deschampsia flexuosa. Vegetation varies to a degree along topo-edaphic gradients. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18178.QUERCUSSTELLATA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Apr-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Post Oak - Black Oak / Northern Bayberry / Wavy Hairgrass Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683167 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006373
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus velutina / Morella pensylvanica / Deschampsia flexuosa Forest
  Common: North Atlantic Coast Maritime Post Oak Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus stellata - Quercus velutina / Morella pensylvanica / Deschampsia flexuosa Forest