Name:
Chamaecyparis thyoides / Gaylussacia dumosa / Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus Woodland
Reference:
The vegetation of Pine Barren riverside savannas of New Jersey
Description:
This woody herbaceous community occurs in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey on the low terrace floodplains of Outer Coastal Plain rivers and streams. It is often found in small patches or long, linear expanses, forming the ecotone between graminoid savanna and Atlantic white-cedar swamp or pitch pine - hardwood swamp. Microtopography is hummocky, with dwarf-shrubs and shrub forms of tree species on the tops of hummocks, and herbaceous and bryophyte species on the sides of hummocks and in the hollows. Although this community is apparently stable in undisturbed sites, it can be successional in historically disturbed sites where, with time, it may become Atlantic white-cedar swamp. The canopy is open (10-25%) and trees are widely scattered. Dominant species include Chamaecyparis thyoides, Pinus rigida, Gaylussacia dumosa, and Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus. Associated woody species include Ilex glabra, Kalmia angustifolia, Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Clethra alnifolia, and Rubus hispidus. Associated herbaceous species include Calamovilfa brevipilis, Carex exilis, Carex striata, Cladium mariscoides, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium (= Panicum ensifolium), Rhynchospora alba, and Rhynchospora cephalantha. Associated ferns and fern-like species include Woodwardia virginica, Schizaea pusilla, and Lycopodiella alopecuroides (= Lycopodium alopecuroides). The moss Sphagnum magellanicum is a common bryophyte in this community. Associated bryophytes include Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum flavicomans, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum portoricense, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum pylaesii, and Sphagnum section Sphagnum. Associated animals include rough green snake and southern bog lemming.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.27978.CHAMAECYPARISTH
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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