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Pinus rigida / Quercus ilicifolia / Morella pensylvanica Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida / Quercus ilicifolia / Morella pensylvanica Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Pine barrens in the North Atlantic Coast ecoregion characterized by droughty, fire-prone vegetation, sandy soils and maritime influence. Pinus rigida is strongly dominant in the canopy. Quercus ilicifolia forms a dense, 1- to 2-m tall shrub layer with occasional Quercus prinoides. Dwarf-shrubs such as Gaylussacia baccata, Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Vaccinium pallidum, and Vaccinium angustifolium intermingle with the tall shrubs. Herbs tend to be sparse, although more open areas may support patches of Schizachyrium scoparium and Deschampsia flexuosa, or Carex pensylvanica and Carex swanii. Additional scattered herbs include Comptonia peregrina, Pteridium aquilinum, Gaultheria procumbens, and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Diagnostic characteristics include the presence of Morella pensylvanica to indicate coastal setting. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.26462.PINUSRIGIDAQUER
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 / Bear Oak / Northern Bayberry Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688963 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006315
  Scientific: Pinus rigida / Quercus ilicifolia / Morella pensylvanica Woodland
  Common: Coastal Pitch Pine / Scrub Oak Barren
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus rigida / Quercus ilicifolia / Morella pensylvanica Woodland