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Pinus rigida - Quercus coccinea - Quercus falcata / (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus rigida - Quercus coccinea - Quercus falcata / (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This pitch pine - oak woodland of dry sandy soils occurs in portions of the New Jersey Pine Barrens and the Cape May peninsula, with outliers occurring south of the Delaware Bay on the Maryland Inner Coastal Plain. Dominant trees include <i>Pinus rigida</i> mixed with tree oaks, most frequently <i>Quercus falcata</i> and <i>Quercus coccinea</i>. Other associated oaks include <i>Quercus velutina</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i>. <i>Pinus virginiana</i> sometimes occurs, and in New Jersey, <i>Pinus echinata</i> may be an associate. Maryland occurrences may also include <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i> and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> in the canopy. The tall-shrub layer is characterized by <i>Quercus marilandica, Quercus prinoides, Ilex opaca, Sassafras albidum</i>, and occasionally <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. Maryland occurrences also support <i>Castanea pumila, Lyonia mariana</i>, and <i>Vaccinium fuscatum</i> in this layer. A short-shrub layer is dominated by <i>Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. The herbaceous or field layer is usually sparse and may include <i>Smilax glauca, Chimaphila maculata, Gaultheria procumbens, Carex pensylvanica</i>, and <i>Cypripedium acaule</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34975-{744635F0-0B6A-445E-A889-669AC7B6E85E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 29-May-2007 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus velutina - Quercus falcata - Pinus rigida Coastal Plain Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.790988 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006329   Translated: Pitch Pine - Scarlet Oak - Southern Red Oak / (Blackjack Oak) / Blue Huckleberry Woodland   Common: Pine Barrens Pine - Oak Woodland   Scientific: Pinus rigida - Quercus coccinea - Quercus falcata / (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Pinus rigida - Quercus coccinea - Quercus falcata / (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Woodland