Name:
Prunus serotina - Rhus typhina Scrub Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This association represents maritime shrublands or scrub forests of northern New England rocky shorelines, headlands, and bluffs. Vegetation is continuously exposed to onshore winds and salt spray and grows in thin, dry, acidic soils. The constant disturbance and environmental conditions maintain an early-successional shrubland or scrub forest that tends to be patchy and variable, and often sparse. Characteristic shrubs include <i>Prunus serotina, Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Rosa virginiana, Rosa rugosa, Prunus maritima, Amelanchier canadensis, Rhus typhina</i>, and stunted <i>Juniperus virginiana</i>. <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> is a common vine. Herbs are also patchy and may include <i>Solidago sempervirens, Plantago maritima, Cakile edentula, Lathyrus japonicus, Oenothera biennis, Euthamia graminifolia, Baptisia tinctoria, Sericocarpus asteroides (= Aster paternus), Solidago rugosa, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii</i>, as well as <i>Tanacetum vulgare, Achillea millefolium, Juncus effusus</i>, and <i>Lonicera morrowii</i>. In more protected areas and where there is more moisture, vegetation can be more diverse and abundant.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31025.CEGL006399
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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