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Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This northern pitch pine swamp occurs in poorly drained depressions in sand plains of the Great Lakes plain in New York. An impermeable soil horizon formed by iron oxide impedes drainage in areas of the sand plain allowing peat accumulation. The dominant tree in the open canopy is <i>Pinus rigida</i>. Common tree associates include <i>Betula populifolia</i> and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. The shrub layer is well-developed, dominated by <i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i>. Lesser amounts of <i>Kalmia angustifolia</i> and <i>Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa)</i> also make up the shrub layer, along with shrubs of more northern distribution, <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i> and <i>Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i>. The herb layer is made up of <i>Gaultheria procumbens, Cornus canadensis, Pteridium aquilinum</i>, and <i>Maianthemum canadense</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> mosses make up the bryophyte layer. Although related to pitch pine swamps of pine barrens in the northeast and New Jersey, the presence of the northern species, <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i>, and <i>Cornus canadensis</i>, differentiates this type from its relatives in the alliance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31288.CEGL006022
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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  Common: Pitch Pine / Huckleberry Peat Swamp
  Translated: Pitch Pine / Velvetleaf Huckleberry / Peatmoss species Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Woodland
  Code: CEGL006022