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Pinus strobus - Betula populifolia / Comptonia peregrina / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus strobus - Betula populifolia / Comptonia peregrina / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This dry sandy riverbluff community occurs on the Merrimack and Soucook rivers in New Hampshire, and may occur elsewhere in New England. The steeply sloping bluffs of glacial sand deposits derived from glacial Lake Merrimack are kept open by the erosion of the base of the bluff by the river flow. The physiognomy of this community is variable, but on average is an open tree canopy characterized by one or more of the following trees: <i>Betula populifolia, Pinus strobus, Populus tremuloides</i>, and <i>Betula papyrifera</i>. <i>Comptonia peregrina</i> is typically present in the sparsely distributed shrub layer, and <i>Quercus ilicifolia</i> may also occur. The herbaceous layer is dominated by <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Polygonella articulata, Lechea</i> spp., and <i>Lespedeza capitata</i>. <i>Hudsonia ericoides</i> and <i>Lupinus perennis</i>, although not present in all occurrences, are particularly characteristic. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31302.CEGL006004
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.2.687664 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Dry River Bluff
  Translated: Eastern White Pine - Gray Birch / Sweet-fern / Little Bluestem Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus strobus - Betula populifolia / Comptonia peregrina / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
  Code: CEGL006004