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Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association represents mixed forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains with Pinus strobus, Quercus prinus, and Quercus coccinea, occurring singly or in combination, each contributing 25-75% of the total canopy coverage. Open subcanopies are composed of Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Cornus florida. The shrub stratum is dominated by deciduous heath species, typically Gaylussacia ursina or Vaccinium stamineum. Other species in the shrub/sapling stratum may include Vaccinium pallidum, Leucothoe recurva, Kalmia latifolia, Castanea dentata, or Acer rubrum var. rubrum. On rocky sites, Deschampsia flexuosa may be common. This community occurs on exposed upper slopes and ridgetops at elevations below 920 m (3000 feet) in the southern Appalachian Mountains. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.26984.PINUSSTROBUSQUE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Dec-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Eastern White Pine - (Scarlet Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak) / (Bear Huckleberry, Deerberry Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689639 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007519
  Scientific: Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest
  Common: Appalachian White Pine - Xeric Oak Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest