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Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Pitch pine saturated woodland known to date only from the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The community is characterized by an open canopy (10-50%) of <i>Pinus rigida</i> with a scattered shrub layer characterized by <i>Gaylussacia dumosa</i>, in association with <i>Gaylussacia baccata, Kalmia angustifolia, Ilex glabra, Vaccinium corymbosum, Chamaedaphne calyculata</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> mosses are common. The herbaceous is characterized by high cover of <i>Calamovilfa brevipilis</i>. Associated herbs are varied in cover and frequency, but may include <i>Andropogon glomeratus, Gentiana autumnalis, Muhlenbergia torreyana, Amphicarpum purshii</i>. The rare lepidoptera <i>Agrotis buchholzi, Spartiniphaga carterae, Crambus daeckellus</i> are associated with this community. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31299.CEGL006388
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.2.689833 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Pitch Pine / Sandreed Savanna
  Translated: Pitch Pine / Dwarf Huckleberry / Pine Barren Sandreed Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Woodland
  Code: CEGL006388