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Pinus strobus - Betula populifolia / Comptonia peregrina / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus strobus - Betula populifolia / Comptonia peregrina / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This dry sandy riverbluff community occurs on the Merrimack and Soucook rivers in New Hampshire, and may occur elsewhere in New England. The steeply sloping bluffs of glacial sand deposits derived from glacial Lake Merrimack are kept open by the erosion of the base of the bluff by the river flow. The physiognomy of this community is variable, but on average is an open tree canopy characterized by one or more of the following trees: Betula populifolia, Pinus strobus, Populus tremuloides, and Betula papyrifera. Comptonia peregrina is typically present in the sparsely distributed shrub layer, and Quercus ilicifolia may also occur. The herbaceous layer is dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium, Polygonella articulata, Lechea spp., and Lespedeza capitata. Hudsonia ericoides and Lupinus perennis, although not present in all occurrences, are particularly characteristic. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24140.PINUSSTROBUSBET
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Code: CEGL006004
  Translated: Eastern White Pine - Gray Birch / Sweetfern / Little Bluestem Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687664 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Pinus strobus - Betula populifolia / Comptonia peregrina / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
  Common: Dry River Bluff
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus strobus - Betula populifolia / Comptonia peregrina / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland