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Vaccinium angustifolium / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex lucorum Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Vaccinium angustifolium / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex lucorum Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This type includes sandplain grasslands along the coast of southern Maine. It occurs on flat sandy plains or on deep outwash deposits on sites that are away from direct maritime influence. Vegetation is dominated by Danthonia spicata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Carex lucorum, and Vaccinium angustifolium. Associated species can include Lechea maritima, Piptatherum pungens (= Oryzopsis pungens), Solidago bicolor, Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae, Viola sagittata, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Asclepias tuberosa, Carex vestita, Sericocarpus asteroides, and Calystegia spithamaea. Scattered patches of Comptonia peregrina and Photinia melanocarpa are common, as well as scattered individuals of Pinus rigida, Betula populifolia, and Prunus pensylvanica. Soils are extremely well-drained and acidic. Fire was an important factor in maintaining these communities. This vegetation has been used extensively for blueberry production in certain locations; cover of Vaccinium has been greatly enhanced by fire and herbicide use.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22076.VACCINIUMANGUST Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-May-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Schizachyrium littorale Shrub Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Northern Lowbush Blueberry / Little Bluestem - Blue Ridge Sedge Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685772 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006393   Scientific: Vaccinium angustifolium / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex lucorum Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Northern Sandplain Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Vaccinium angustifolium / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex lucorum Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation