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Thuja occidentalis / Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium angustifolium Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Thuja occidentalis / Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium angustifolium Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This northern white-cedar woodland occurs in widely scattered location in the Northern Appalachians. The substrate is acidic to circumneutral bedrock (usually basalt or gabbro) or coarse glacial till on moderate to steep slopes. Elevations range from near sea level at the coast to about 610 m (2000 feet) inland. The canopy is open, and lower layers are all generally sparse. The canopy is dominated by stunted <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. Associated tree species include <i>Pinus strobus, Betula papyrifera, Pinus resinosa</i>, and <i>Picea rubens</i>. The understory is characterized by low heath shrubs including <i>Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium angustifolium, Kalmia angustifolia</i>, and <i>Aronia melanocarpa</i>. The herbaceous layer is of low diversity, composed of <i>Pteridium aquilinum, Trientalis borealis, Maianthemum canadense</i>, and <i>Gaultheria procumbens</i>. The bryoid layer includes <i>Pleurozium schreberi, Hypnum imponens, Dicranum undulatum, Dicranum polysetum</i> and <i>Cladonia</i> spp. At higher elevations inland, more boreal associates such as <i>Picea mariana, Acer spicatum, Sorbus decora</i>, and <i>Gaultheria hispidula</i> may be present. This association differs from other northern white-cedar rocky woodlands in the presence of heaths in the understory and the absence of any calciphiles or enriched site indicators, other than <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35054-{F820A20C-CB28-475B-8ED0-08CAA264748A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 27-Jan-2003 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683517 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006411
  Translated: Northern White-cedar / Black Huckleberry - Lowbush Blueberry Woodland
  Common: Northern White-cedar / Heath Woodland
  Scientific: Thuja occidentalis / Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium angustifolium Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Thuja occidentalis / Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium angustifolium Woodland
(similar) CEGL006411
(similar) Thuja occidentalis / Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium angustifolium Woodland