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Quercus ilicifolia - Quercus prinoides Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus ilicifolia - Quercus prinoides Shrubland Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association comprises scrub oak barrens that form within a mosaic of pitch pine-scrub oak barrens along the north Atlantic coast. It occurs on sandy, drought-prone soils of glacial outwash plains in low "frost pocket" depressions on the landscape or where there are frequent fire-return intervals (<5 years). The shrubland is strongly dominated by Quercus ilicifolia, although it can be codominated by Quercus prinoides. Pinus rigida can form a scattered tree layer, but with low cover (<10% cover). Additional shrub associates that occur in low abundance include Rosa carolina, Rosa virginiana, Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), and Viburnum dentatum. Shrub cover can vary from 30-100%. Vines are common, especially Smilax rotundifolia and Smilax glauca, and can form locally dense thickets. Low shrub and herbaceous cover is inversely proportional to shrub cover, with greater herb cover occurring where shrub cover is less. Dwarf-shrubs include Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium pallidum, and Kalmia angustifolia. Herbaceous species commonly include Schizachyrium scoparium, Deschampsia flexuosa, Piptochaetium avenaceum (= Stipa avenacea), Carex pensylvanica, and Carex swanii. Lichens can be locally common, especially Cladonia and Cladina species.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27598.QUERCUSILICIFOL Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 10-May-2002 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus ilicifolia Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Bear Oak - Dwarf Chinquapin Oak Shrubland   Common: Outwash Scrub Oak Barrens   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689865 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Quercus ilicifolia - Quercus prinoides Shrubland   Code: CEGL006111 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus ilicifolia - Quercus prinoides Shrubland