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Prunus serotina / Morella cerifera / Smilax rotundifolia Scrub Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Prunus serotina / Morella cerifera / Smilax rotundifolia Scrub Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association comprises tall, temperate, deciduous maritime shrublands or scrub forests of the mid-Atlantic coast. It generally occurs on the lee side of sand dunes along the coast and is subject to salt spray and winds. The substrate varies from pure sand directly adjacent to the ocean to loamy sands in more sheltered areas of the coast. Although placed within the shrubland class at one time, the physiognomy of this vegetation can be variable and ranges from open woodland to stunted forest to dense nearly impenetrable thicket (this association has been placed back in the forest class). Individual trees tend to be wind-pruned and multi-stemmed. The vegetation is dominated by <i>Prunus serotina, Amelanchier canadensis, Pinus taeda, Sassafras albidum, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia)</i>, and <i>Diospyros virginiana</i> in varying proportions. <i>Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera)</i> and <i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i> may form a subcanopy, but if the community is particularly stunted, this species may contribute substantially to the canopy. Lianas are abundant in the canopy or over the ground layer, and species include <i>Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. Herbs are generally scarce to lacking entirely, and when present are generally made up of tree and vine seedlings. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31023.CEGL006319
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: Chesapeake Bay Tall Maritime Shrubland
  Scientific: Prunus serotina / Morella cerifera / Smilax rotundifolia Scrub Forest
  Code: CEGL006319
  Translated: Black Cherry / Wax-myrtle / Roundleaf Greenbrier Scrub Forest