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Quercus stellata - Quercus velutina / Morella pensylvanica / Deschampsia flexuosa Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus velutina / Morella pensylvanica / Deschampsia flexuosa Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This vegetation is a maritime oak forest of bluffs, sand spits, and salt marsh borders along the North Atlantic Coast. It is dominated by stunted, wind- and salt-pruned <i>Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina, Quercus coccinea</i>, and <i>Quercus alba</i>. <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> may contribute a minor cover to the canopy. A dense shrub layer is made up of <i>Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina</i> with a heavy component of vines such as <i>Smilax rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Vitis aestivalis</i>. Herbaceous species are sparse and include <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i>. Vegetation varies to a degree along topo-edaphic gradients. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31229.CEGL006373
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: North Atlantic Coast Maritime Post Oak Forest
  Translated: Post Oak - Black Oak / Northern Bayberry / Wavy Hairgrass Forest
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus velutina / Morella pensylvanica / Deschampsia flexuosa Forest
  Code: CEGL006373