Name:
Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium angustifolium - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi / Schizachyrium littorale Dwarf-shrubland
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This association includes sandplain heathlands of the northeastern Atlantic coast dominated by heath shrubs. They occur on nutrient-poor, sandy/gravelly moraine and outwash plains near the coast and are affected by onshore winds and salt spray. Dwarf-shrubs are often dominant, especially Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium pallidum, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, and Gaylussacia baccata. Associated species include Vaccinium myrtilloides, Hudsonia ericoides, Comptonia peregrina, Kalmia angustifolia, Baptisia tinctoria, or Rubus hispidus. Corema conradii may be locally abundant. The herbaceous layer is similar to sandplain grasslands, only less diverse. Common species include Deschampsia flexuosa, Schizachyrium littorale, Carex pensylvanica, Lespedeza spp., Solidago puberula, Viola sagittata var. ovata (= Viola fimbriatula), Eurybia spectabilis (= Aster spectabilis), Viola pedata, Comandra umbellata, Epigaea repens, Tephrosia virginiana, Gaultheria procumbens, Juncus greenei, Ionactis linariifolius, Helianthemum dumosum, Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae, Sericocarpus asteroides, Solidago nemoralis, Euthamia spp., and others. Graminoids do not form extensive turf. Small to locally abundant patches of tall shrubs are often present, including Quercus ilicifolia, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Corylus cornuta, Prunus maritima, Rubus flagellaris, Rosa carolina, Rosa virginiana, or Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.21256.GAYLUSSACIABACC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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