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Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Swamp Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Swamp Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This northern pitch pine swamp occurs in poorly drained depressions in sand plains of the Great Lakes plain in New York. An impermeable soil horizon formed by iron oxide impedes drainage in areas of the sand plain allowing peat accumulation. The dominant tree in the open canopy is <i>Pinus rigida</i>. Common tree associates include <i>Betula populifolia</i> and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. The shrub layer is well-developed, dominated by <i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i>. Lesser amounts of <i>Kalmia angustifolia</i> and <i>Aronia melanocarpa</i> also make up the shrub layer, along with shrubs of more northern distribution, <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i> and <i>Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i>. The herb layer is made up of <i>Gaultheria procumbens, Cornus canadensis, Pteridium aquilinum</i>, and <i>Maianthemum canadense</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> mosses make up the bryophyte layer. Although related to pitch pine swamps of pine barrens in the northeast and New Jersey, the presence of the northern species, <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i>, and <i>Cornus canadensis</i>, differentiates this type from its relatives in the alliance.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34673-{64AAD9A0-B440-48CA-93CF-27ED49A40657} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus rigida Swamp Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688078 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006022   Translated: Pitch Pine / Velvetleaf Huckleberry / Peatmoss species Swamp Woodland   Common: Pitch Pine / Huckleberry Peat Swamp Woodland   Scientific: Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Swamp Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL006022 (similar) Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Woodland (similar) Pinus rigida / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum spp. Woodland