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Pinus rigida / Quercus ilicifolia / Morella pensylvanica Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida / Quercus ilicifolia / Morella pensylvanica Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: These woodlands of pine barrens in the North Atlantic Coast ecoregion are characterized by droughty, fire-prone vegetation, sandy soils and maritime influence. <i>Pinus rigida</i> is strongly dominant in the canopy. <i>Quercus ilicifolia</i> forms a dense, 1- to 2-m tall shrub layer with occasional <i>Quercus prinoides</i>. Dwarf-shrubs such as <i>Gaylussacia baccata, Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Vaccinium pallidum</i>, and <i>Vaccinium angustifolium</i> intermingle with the tall shrubs. Herbs tend to be sparse, although more open areas may support patches of <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i>, or <i>Carex pensylvanica</i> and <i>Carex swanii</i>. Additional scattered herbs include <i>Comptonia peregrina, Pteridium aquilinum, Gaultheria procumbens</i>, and <i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i>. Diagnostic characteristics include the presence of <i>Morella pensylvanica</i> to indicate coastal setting. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31267.CEGL006315
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.2.688963 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Coastal Pitch Pine / Bear Oak Barrens
  Translated: Pitch Pine / Bear Oak / Northern Bayberry Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus rigida / Quercus ilicifolia / Morella pensylvanica Woodland
  Code: CEGL006315