Name:
Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium angustifolium - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi / Schizachyrium littorale Dwarf-shrubland
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This association includes sandplain heathlands of the northeastern Atlantic coast dominated by heath shrubs. They occur on nutrient-poor, sandy/gravelly moraine and outwash plains near the coast and are affected by onshore winds and salt spray. Dwarf-shrubs are often dominant, especially <i>Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium pallidum, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i>, and <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i>. Associated species include <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides, Hudsonia ericoides, Comptonia peregrina, Kalmia angustifolia, Baptisia tinctoria</i>, or <i>Rubus hispidus</i>. <i>Corema conradii</i> may be locally abundant. The herbaceous layer is similar to sandplain grasslands, only less diverse. Common species include <i>Deschampsia flexuosa, Schizachyrium littorale, Carex pensylvanica, Lespedeza</i> spp., <i>Solidago puberula, Viola sagittata var. ovata (= Viola fimbriatula), Eurybia spectabilis (= Aster spectabilis), Viola pedata, Comandra umbellata, Epigaea repens, Tephrosia virginiana, Gaultheria procumbens, Juncus greenei, Ionactis linariifolius, Helianthemum dumosum, Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae, Sericocarpus asteroides, Solidago nemoralis, Euthamia</i> spp., and others. Graminoids do not form extensive turf. Small to locally abundant patches of tall shrubs are often present, including <i>Quercus ilicifolia, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Corylus cornuta, Prunus maritima, Rubus flagellaris, Rosa carolina, Rosa virginiana</i>, or <i>Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica)</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31306.CEGL006066
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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