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Pinus rigida - Quercus marilandica / Corema conradii Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida - Quercus marilandica / Corema conradii Shrubland Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This dwarf pine plains community is restricted to the Outer Coastal Plain of New Jersey. The short stature of the vegetation is a result of very high fire frequency, which is fostered by dry sandy soil on flat to gently rolling topography and relative paucity of wetlands to act as firebreaks. Occurrences are found at elevations of 100-200 feet above sea level in gently rolling terrain. Soils are well-drained to poorly-drained, with high permeability, and a sand to sandy loam subsoil (Woodmansie-Lakehurst association). The dominant trees are dwarf (less than 3.4 m), multiple stemmed Pinus rigida, Quercus marilandica, and Quercus ilicifolia. Pinus rigida makes up 25-65% of the trees with the oak species making up the rest. There is a notable absence of Pinus echinata or any other oak species. Characteristic shrubs include Kalmia latifolia, Kalmia angustifolia, Comptonia peregrina and Leiophyllum buxifolium. The ground layer is comprised of dwarf-shrubs, forbs and grasses, including Gaultheria procumbens, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Pyxidanthera barbulata, Epigaea repens, Hudsonia ericoides, Carex pensylvanica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon virginicus, Danthonia spicata, Pteridium aquilinum, Helianthemum canadense, Hypericum gentianoides, and Polygonella articulata. Corema conradii is prominent in places. Lichens, such as Cladonia caroliniana and Cladonia strepsilis, sparsely cover the ground.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22112.PINUSRIGIDAQUER 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: Pinus rigida Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Pitch Pine / Blackjack Oak / Broom Crowberry Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686127 NatureServe Explorer   Common: New Jersey Pine Plains   Code: CEGL006148   Scientific: Pinus rigida - Quercus marilandica / Corema conradii Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus rigida - Quercus marilandica / Corema conradii Shrubland