Name:
Pinus rigida - Quercus marilandica / Corema conradii Shrubland
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This dwarf pine plains community is restricted to the Outer Coastal Plain of New Jersey. The short stature of the vegetation is a result of very high fire frequency, which is fostered by dry sandy soil on flat to gently rolling topography and relative paucity of wetlands to act as firebreaks. Occurrences are found at elevations of 30.5-61 m (100-200 feet) above sea level in gently rolling terrain. Soils are well-drained to poorly drained, with high permeability, and a sand to sandy loam subsoil (Woodmansie-Lakehurst association). The dominant trees are dwarfed (less than 3.4 m tall), multi-stemmed <i>Pinus rigida, Quercus marilandica</i>, and <i>Quercus ilicifolia</i>. <i>Pinus rigida</i> makes up 25-65% of the trees, with the oak species making up the rest. There is a notable absence of <i>Pinus echinata</i> or any other oak species. Characteristic shrubs include <i>Kalmia latifolia, Kalmia angustifolia, Comptonia peregrina</i>, and <i>Leiophyllum buxifolium</i>. The ground layer is comprised of dwarf-shrubs, forbs and grasses, including <i>Gaultheria procumbens, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Pyxidanthera barbulata, Epigaea repens, Hudsonia ericoides, Carex pensylvanica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon virginicus, Danthonia spicata, Pteridium aquilinum, Helianthemum canadense, Hypericum gentianoides</i>, and <i>Polygonella articulata</i>. <i>Corema conradii</i> is prominent in places. Lichens, such as <i>Cladonia caroliniana</i> and <i>Cladonia strepsilis</i>, sparsely cover the ground.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31334.CEGL006148
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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