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Pinus banksiana / Aronia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus banksiana / Aronia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 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>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>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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33812-{A3AB657E-EE12-44AC-8FE6-660798650CB3} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Mar-1994 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus banksiana - Pinus resinosa - Quercus ellipsoidalis Forest & Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688119 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005045   Translated: Jack Pine / Black Chokeberry / Boulder Lichen species Woodland   Common: Jack Pine Pavement Barrens   Scientific: Pinus banksiana / Aronia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL005045 (similar) Pinus banksiana / Photinia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland (similar) Pinus banksiana / Photinia melanocarpa / Xanthoparmelia spp. Woodland