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Pinus banksiana / Photinia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus banksiana / Photinia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This community is found in northern New York and adjacent Canada, where it occurs on very shallow soils over relatively flat sandstone or granite bedrock. The canopy is open, ranging from 10-60%. <i>Pinus banksiana</i> is the typical dominant, although <i>Pinus resinosa, Pinus rigida</i>, and <i>Pinus strobus</i> may be locally dominant. Other characteristic trees include <i>Acer rubrum, Betula papyrifera</i>, and <i>Quercus rubra</i>. The shrub layer is dominated by heath shrubs, including <i>Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa), Comptonia peregrina, Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and <i>Vaccinium angustifolium</i>. The ground layer includes many lichens and mosses, which may form a continuous mat in some areas. Characteristic lichens include <i>Cladina</i> spp., <i>Cladonia</i> spp., <i>Stereocaulon</i> sp., and <i>Xanthoparmelia</i> sp. Characteristic mosses include <i>Polytrichum</i> spp. and <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>. Herbs are scattered throughout this mat, including <i>Danthonia spicata, Deschampsia flexuosa, Gaultheria procumbens</i>, and <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i>. This community has very few vascular species, and its distinctiveness may be partially a function of the lichen flora. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31303.CEGL005045
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: Jack Pine Pavement Barrens
  Translated: Jack Pine / Black Chokeberry / Boulder Lichen species Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus banksiana / Photinia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland
  Code: CEGL005045