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Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This native successional ericaceous shrub community occurs in woodland and forest openings on acidic, coarse-textured soils that have been burned or cleared in the Northeast. Shrub height ranges from less than 0.5 m to 5 m in height. Species composition varies based on geography and moisture regime, but dominant shrubs typically include <i>Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium corymbosum, Kalmia angustifolia</i>, and/or <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. Associate shrubs may include some combination of the following species: <i>Photinia melanocarpa, Amelanchier canadensis, Eubotrys racemosa, Gaylussacia frondosa</i> (in southern examples), <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium stamineum, Lyonia mariana, Ilex glabra, Quercus ilicifolia, Morella pensylvanica</i>, and <i>Clethra alnifolia</i>. <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> and <i>Smilax glauca</i> may also be present. Scattered regeneration trees are typical with less than 10% cover; <i>Pinus rigida</i> is the most common tree associate. Herbs are uncommon due to the dense shrub cover and may include <i>Pteridium aquilinum, Carex pensylvanica, Gaultheria procumbens, Comptonia peregrina, Epigaea repens, Danthonia spicata</i>, and <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i>. Mosses and lichens can be present in abundance in some examples. Non-native plants are uncommon in this community.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35240-{54155378-C623-4C2C-BF93-24CE7859D4DE} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 23-Apr-2012 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Vaccinium angustifolium - Vaccinium pallidum Sandy Heath Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.834051 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006622   Translated: Black Huckleberry - Blue Ridge Blueberry - Highbush Blueberry Shrubland   Common: Successional Heath Shrubland   Scientific: Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland