Name:
Pinus resinosa / Menziesia pilosa / Polypodium appalachianum Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This red pine forest association is known from high elevations in Pendleton and Hardy counties, West Virginia, on steep, north- to northwest-facing slopes near the summit, on sandy acidic soils over sandstone. The canopy is strongly dominated by Pinus resinosa, with canopy associates including Betula lenta, Pinus rigida, and Quercus rubra. Other less frequent canopy species include Pinus strobus, Pinus pungens, Sorbus americana, and Pinus virginiana. A tree subcanopy is comprised of Betula lenta, Amelanchier arborea, Acer pensylvanicum, Hamamelis virginiana, and Acer rubrum. The shrub stratum is comprised of Vaccinium angustifolium, Kalmia latifolia, and Menziesia pilosa, with other less frequent shrubs including Rhododendron prinophyllum (= Rhododendron roseum), Gaylussacia baccata, Smilax herbacea, and Ribes spp. The herbaceous layer is sparsely developed and characterized by Polypodium appalachianum, Gaultheria procumbens, Solidago curtisii, and Dryopteris marginalis, with less frequent species including Calamagrostis porteri, Epigaea repens, Deschampsia flexuosa, Dryopteris intermedia, and Polygala paucifolia. Other species reported from adjacent openings include Gymnocarpium appalachianum, Ageratina altissima var. altissima, Dryopteris marginalis, Polypodium appalachianum, Deschampsia flexuosa, Carex brunnescens, Agrostis sp., Potentilla canadensis, Carex spp., Danthonia spicata, Allium allegheniense, Galium sp., Milium effusum, Carex mesochorea, Carex argyrantha, and Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa). This association is likely to be fire-dependent.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.24894.PINUSRESINOSAME
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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