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Pinus (rigida, echinata) / Hudsonia ericoides / Cladonia spp. Paleodune Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus (rigida, echinata) / Hudsonia ericoides / Cladonia spp. Paleodune Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Paleodune sand barrens have a very open canopy of <i>Pinus rigida</i> and/or <i>Pinus echinata</i> with 5-25% cover typical, but some are nearly treeless while others have a closing canopy. A sparse midstory of drought-stunted <i>Sassafras albidum, Quercus stellata</i>, or other tree oaks is also common. Shrub-form <i>Quercus marilandica</i> is often present in small amounts, but one variant (PD-Pb7) has over 5% shrub oak cover. A very sparse cover of low heaths such as <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i> and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i> is sometimes present but often absent. Bare sand with a diversity of sparse herbaceous ground cover dominates, including graminoids such as <i>Carex pensylvanica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Panicum virgatum</i>, and <i>Aristida</i> spp.; subshrubs/herbs such as <i>Hudsonia ericoides, Hudsonia tomentosa, Minuartia caroliniana, Polygonella articulata</i>, and several <i>Cladonia</i> spp. often forming large mats. Rare plants can include the New Jersey state-endangered <i>Stylisma pickeringii var. pickeringii</i> and the rare <i>Pityopsis falcata</i>, both typically found on bare xeric sand in full sun.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35266-{36868BB8-FEC5-4277-B071-E336A0D32FDC} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 31-Jul-2015 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus falcata - Carya pallida - Pinus spp. Mid-Atlantic Paleodune Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.950061 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006767   Translated: (Pitch Pine, Shortleaf Pine) / Pine Barren Golden-heather / Cup Lichen species Paleodune Woodland   Common: Paleodune Sand Barrens   Scientific: Pinus (rigida, echinata) / Hudsonia ericoides / Cladonia spp. Paleodune Woodland