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Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This northern pitch pine swamp occurs in poorly drained depressions in sand plains of the Great Lakes plain in New York. An impermeable soil horizon formed by iron oxide impedes drainage in areas of the sand plain allowing peat accumulation. The dominant tree in the open canopy is Pinus rigida. Common tree associates include Betula populifolia and Acer rubrum. The shrub layer is well-developed, dominated by Vaccinium corymbosum. Lesser amounts of Kalmia angustifolia and Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa) also make up the shrub layer, along with shrubs of more northern distribution, Vaccinium myrtilloides and Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides. The herb layer is made up of Gaultheria procumbens, Cornus canadensis, Pteridium aquilinum, and Maianthemum canadense. Sphagnum mosses make up the bryophyte layer. Although related to pitch pine swamps of pine barrens in the northeast and New Jersey, the presence of the northern species, Vaccinium myrtilloides, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides, and Cornus canadensis, differentiates this type from its relatives in the alliance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24822.PINUSRIGIDAVACC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Pitch Pine / Velvetleaf Blueberry / Peatmoss species Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688078 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006022
  Scientific: Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Woodland
  Common: Pitch Pine - Blueberry Peat Swamp
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Woodland