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Pinus rigida - Quercus (velutina, prinus) Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida - Quercus (velutina, prinus) Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This inland dry oak-pine forest of the Northeast occurs on well-drained to droughty soils of glacial outwash or till and on shallow soils on ridges and south-facing slopes. The tree canopy is codominated by <i>Pinus rigida</i> and several oak species, including <i>Quercus velutina, Quercus alba</i>, and <i>Quercus prinus</i>, and an understory of ericaceous species. Canopy associates include <i>Pinus strobus</i> and, less frequently, <i>Quercus rubra, Pinus resinosa</i> (to the north), or <i>Pinus virginiana</i> (to the south). The shrub layer tends to be fairly open, with <i>Kalmia latifolia, Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium angustifolium</i>, and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i> and occasionally <i>Quercus ilicifolia</i> (although this species is generally absent in the Western Allegheny Plateau). Typical herbs include <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Pteridium aquilinum, Gaultheria procumbens, Comptonia peregrina, Carex pensylvanica</i>, and <i>Carex communis</i>. <i>Lespedeza capitata</i> and <i>Desmodium</i> spp. are associates as well. <i>Solidago odora</i> also occurs on the High Allegheny Plateau. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31062.CEGL006290
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: Inland Pitch Pine - Oak Forest
  Translated: Pitch Pine - (Black Oak, Chestnut Oak) Forest
  Scientific: Pinus rigida - Quercus (velutina, prinus) Forest
  Code: CEGL006290