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Pinus rigida - Quercus (velutina, coccinea, prinus) Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida - Quercus (velutina, coccinea, prinus) Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This inland dry oak-pine forest of the Northeast occurs on well-drained to droughty soils of glacial outwash or till and on shallow soils on ridges and south-facing slopes. The tree canopy is codominated by Pinus rigida and several oak species, including Quercus velutina, Quercus alba, and Quercus prinus, and an understory of ericaceous species. Canopy associates include Pinus strobus and, less frequently, Quercus rubra, Pinus resinosa (to the north), or Pinus virginiana (to the south). The shrub layer tends to be fairly open, with Kalmia latifolia, Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Vaccinium pallidum and occasionally Quercus ilicifolia (although this species is generally absent in the Western Allegheny Plateau). Typical herbs include Aralia nudicaulis, Pteridium aquilinum, Gaultheria procumbens, Comptonia peregrina, Carex pensylvanica, and Carex communis. Lespedeza capitata and Desmodium spp. are associates as well. Solidago odora also occurs on the High Allegheny Plateau. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27444.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 - (Black Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak) Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689528 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006290
  Scientific: Pinus rigida - Quercus (velutina, prinus) Forest
  Common: Inland Pitch Pine - Oak Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus rigida - Quercus (velutina, prinus) Forest