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Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Pitch pine saturated woodland known to date only from the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The community is characterized by an open canopy (10-50%) of Pinus rigida with a scattered shrub layer characterized by Gaylussacia dumosa, in association with Gaylussacia baccata, Kalmia angustifolia, Ilex glabra, Vaccinium corymbosum, Chamaedaphne calyculata. Sphagnum mosses are common. The herbaceous is characterized by high cover of Calamovilfa brevipilis. Associated herbs are varied in cover and frequency, but may include Andropogon glomeratus, Gentiana autumnalis, Muhlenbergia torreyana, Amphicarpum purshii. The rare lepidoptera Agrotis buchholzi, Spartiniphaga carterae, Crambus daeckellus are associated with this community. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27550.PINUSRIGIDAGAYL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 05-May-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Pitch Pine / Dwarf Huckleberry / Pinebarren Sandreed Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689833 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006388
  Scientific: Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Woodland
  Common: Pitch Pine - Reedgrass Savanna
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Woodland