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Pinus rigida - Quercus coccinea - Quercus falcata / (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida - Quercus coccinea - Quercus falcata / (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This pitch pine - oak woodland of dry sandy soils occurs in portions of the New Jersey Pine Barrens and the Cape May peninsula, with outliers occurring south of the Delaware Bay on the Maryland Inner Coastal Plain. Dominant trees include <i>Pinus rigida</i> mixed with tree oaks, most frequently <i>Quercus falcata</i> and <i>Quercus coccinea</i>. Other associated oaks include <i>Quercus velutina</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i>. <i>Pinus virginiana</i> sometimes occurs, and in New Jersey, <i>Pinus echinata</i> may be an associate. Maryland occurrences may also include <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i> and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> in the canopy. The tall-shrub layer is characterized by <i>Quercus marilandica, Quercus prinoides, Ilex opaca, Sassafras albidum</i>, and occasionally <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. Maryland occurrences also support <i>Castanea pumila, Lyonia mariana</i>, and <i>Vaccinium fuscatum</i> in this layer. A short-shrub layer is dominated by <i>Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. The herbaceous or field layer is usually sparse and may include <i>Smilax glauca, Chimaphila maculata, Gaultheria procumbens, Carex pensylvanica</i>, and <i>Cypripedium acaule</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30971.CEGL006329
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]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.790988 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Pine Barrens Pine - Oak Woodland
  Translated: Pitch Pine - Scarlet Oak - Southern Red Oak / (Blackjack Oak) / Blue Huckleberry Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus rigida - Quercus coccinea - Quercus falcata / (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Woodland
  Code: CEGL006329