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Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This native successional ericaceous shrub community occurs in woodland and forest openings on acidic, coarse-textured soils that have been burned or cleared in the Northeast. Shrub height ranges from less than 0.5 m to 5 m in height. Species composition varies based on geography and moisture regime, but dominant shrubs typically include <i>Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium corymbosum, Kalmia angustifolia</i>, and/or <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. Associate shrubs may include some combination of the following species: <i>Photinia melanocarpa, Amelanchier canadensis, Leucothoe racemosa (= Eubotrys racemosa), Gaylussacia frondosa</i> (in southern examples), <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium stamineum, Lyonia mariana, Ilex glabra, Quercus ilicifolia, Morella pensylvanica</i>, and <i>Clethra alnifolia</i>. <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> and <i>Smilax glauca</i> may also be present. Scattered regeneration trees are typical with less than 10% cover; <i>Pinus rigida</i> is the most common tree associate. Herbs are uncommon due to the dense shrub cover and may include <i>Pteridium aquilinum, Carex pensylvanica, Gaultheria procumbens, Comptonia peregrina, Epigaea repens, Danthonia spicata</i>, and <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i>. Mosses and lichens can be present in abundance in some examples. Non-native plants are uncommon in this community. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30938.CEGL006622
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Common: Successional Heath Shrubland
  Translated: Black Huckleberry - Blue Ridge Blueberry - Highbush Blueberry Shrubland
  Scientific: Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland
  Code: CEGL006622