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Pinus banksiana / Photinia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus banksiana / Photinia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This community is found in northern New York and adjacent Canada, where it occurs on very shallow soils over relatively flat sandstone or granite bedrock. The canopy is open, ranging from 10-60%. Pinus banksiana is the typical dominant, although Pinus resinosa, Pinus rigida, and Pinus strobus may be locally dominant. Other characteristic trees include Acer rubrum, Betula papyrifera, and Quercus rubra. The shrub layer is dominated by heath shrubs, including Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa), Comptonia peregrina, Gaylussacia baccata, and Vaccinium angustifolium. The ground layer includes many lichens and mosses, which may form a continuous mat in some areas. Characteristic lichens include Cladina spp., Cladonia spp., Stereocaulon sp., and Xanthoparmelia sp. Characteristic mosses include Polytrichum spp. and Pleurozium schreberi. Herbs are scattered throughout this mat, including Danthonia spicata, Deschampsia flexuosa, Gaultheria procumbens, and Pteridium aquilinum. This community has very few vascular species, and its distinctiveness may be partially a function of the lichen flora.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25042.PINUSBANKSIANAP 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 (banksiana, resinosa) Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Jack Pine / Black Chokeberry / Boulder Lichen species Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688119 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005045   Scientific: Pinus banksiana / Photinia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland   Common: Jack Pine Pavement Barrens (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus banksiana / Photinia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland