Name:
Morella pensylvanica / Schizachyrium littorale - Danthonia spicata Shrub Grassland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association comprises sandplain grasslands of the northeastern Atlantic coast. They occur on dry, nutrient-poor, sandy/gravelly soils of outwash plains influenced by offshore winds and salt spray. They are often associated with frost pockets on the landscape. The herbaceous layer is very diverse; graminoids are dominant and tend to form a dense turf. Dominant species include <i>Schizachyrium littorale, Danthonia spicata, Deschampsia flexuosa, Carex pensylvanica</i>, and occasionally <i>Andropogon gerardii</i>. Other typical species include <i>Ionactis linariifolius, Solidago puberula, Lechea maritima, Antennaria plantaginifolia, Polygala polygama, Sericocarpus asteroides, Symphyotrichum dumosum, Helianthemum dumosum, Juncus greenei, Pityopsis falcata, Euthamia graminifolia, Euthamia caroliniana, Solidago nemoralis, Tephrosia virginiana, Dichanthelium scoparium, Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae, Chrysopsis mariana, Aristida purpurascens, Asclepias tuberosa, Baptisia tinctoria, Viola pedata, Symphyotrichum concolor, Linum intercursum</i>, and others. Lichens are generally present, characteristically including <i>Cladonia rangiferina</i>. Low shrubs can occur with variable cover (up to 50%). Species can include <i>Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium angustifolium, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Morella pensylvanica, Comptonia peregrina, Quercus ilicifolia, Rhus copallinum</i>, and <i>Rubus flagellaris</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34716-{CD7C7333-6A38-4B0E-83BE-F5E9CF6F9006}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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