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Pinus rigida / Leiophyllum buxifolium Subhydric Swamp Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus rigida / Leiophyllum buxifolium Subhydric Swamp Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This woodland is a globally rare type of pitch pine lowland provisionally ranked G1S1, which is restricted to the central New Jersey Pinelands. The best examples are found in Wharton State Forest near Skit Branch and Atsion lowland. It is usually found at the subhydric ecotone between other pitch pine lowland types and upland sites. This association has an open canopy of <i>Pinus rigida</i> typically with about 25% cover. A low-shrub stratum completely to partially dominated by <i>Leiophyllum buxifolium</i> is typical, which is sometimes codominated by <i>Kalmia angustifolia</i> and <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i>. Other shrubs of pitch pine lowlands can also be possible at low percent covers, such as <i>Lyonia mariana, Aronia melanocarpa, Vaccinium corymbosum, Leucothoe racemosa, Ilex glabra, Clethra alnifolia, Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia dumosa, Quercus marilandica</i>, and <i>Quercus ilicifolia</i>. Scattered herbs can include <i>Hudsonia ericoides, Panicum virgatum, Panicum</i> spp., <i>Andropogon virginicus, Schizachyrium scoparium, Pyxidanthera barbulata, Pteridium aquilinum, Xerophyllum asphodeloides, Calamovilfa brevipilis</i>, and <i>Spiranthes lacera</i>. Lichens can include <i>Cladonia rappii</i> and <i>Cladonia</i> spp.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35267-{AC23E9D7-70B0-4F37-96D8-F623FC1FDFE1} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 02-Aug-2015 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus rigida Swamp Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.950088 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006768   Translated: Pitch Pine / Sand-myrtle Subhydric Swamp Woodland   Common: Pitch Pine / Sand-myrtle Lowland Swamp Woodland   Scientific: Pinus rigida / Leiophyllum buxifolium Subhydric Swamp Woodland