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Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on exposed upper slopes and ridgetops at elevations below 915 m (3000 feet) in the southern Appalachian Mountains. This association represents mixed forests with <i>Pinus strobus, Quercus prinus</i>, and <i>Quercus coccinea</i>, occurring singly or in combination, each contributing 25-75% of the total canopy coverage. Open subcanopies are composed of <i>Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>. The shrub stratum is dominated by deciduous heath species, typically <i>Gaylussacia ursina</i> or <i>Vaccinium stamineum</i>. Other species in the shrub/sapling stratum may include <i>Vaccinium pallidum, Leucothoe recurva, Kalmia latifolia, Castanea dentata</i>, or <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum</i>. On rocky sites, <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i> may be common. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35616.CEGL007519
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:   Common: Appalachian White Pine - Subxeric Oak Forest
  Translated: Eastern White Pine - (Scarlet Oak, Chestnut Oak) / (Bear Huckleberry, Deerberry) Forest
  Scientific: Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest
  Code: CEGL007519
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689639 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo