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Prunus serotina / Morella cerifera / Smilax rotundifolia Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Prunus serotina / Morella cerifera / Smilax rotundifolia Shrubland Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association comprises tall, temperate, deciduous maritime shrublands of the mid-Atlantic coast. It generally occurs on the lee side of sand dunes along the coast and is subject to salt spray and winds. The substrate varies from pure sand directly adjacent to the ocean to loamy sands in more sheltered areas of the coast. Although placed within the shrubland class, the physiognomy of this vegetation can be variable and ranges from open woodland to stunted forest to dense nearly impenetrable thicket (this association was previously placed in the forest class). Individual trees tend to be wind-pruned and multi-stemmed. The vegetation is dominated by Prunus serotina, Amelanchier canadensis, Pinus taeda, Sassafras albidum, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), and Diospyros virginiana in varying proportions. Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera) and Vaccinium corymbosum may form a subcanopy, but if the community is particularly stunted, this species may contribute substantially to the canopy. Lianas are abundant in the canopy or over the ground layer, and species include Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Toxicodendron radicans. Herbs are generally scarce to lacking entirely, and when present are generally made up of tree and vine seedlings.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19204.PRUNUSSEROTINAM Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Prunus serotina - Amelanchier canadensis - Quercus spp. Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Black Cherry / Wax-myrtle / Common Greenbrier Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684064 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006319   Scientific: Prunus serotina / Morella cerifera / Smilax rotundifolia Shrubland   Common: Chesapeake Bay Tall Maritime Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Prunus serotina / Morella cerifera / Smilax rotundifolia Scrub Forest