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Pinus strobus / Kalmia latifolia - (Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina) Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus strobus / Kalmia latifolia - (Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina) Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association includes natural stands of forest vegetation with a canopy dominated by <i>Pinus strobus</i>. This community occurs at lower elevations (below 900 m) in the Southern Blue Ridge region of the Southern Appalachians on upper slopes and ridgetops protected by higher landforms. Other minor canopy species may include <i>Pinus rigida, Quercus coccinea</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. These forests often have open subcanopies composed of <i>Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>. The shrub stratum is patchy to continuous and dominated by ericaceous species, typically <i>Gaylussacia ursina</i>, or <i>Vaccinium stamineum</i>, and <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. Other common species in the shrub/sapling stratum may include <i>Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Castanea dentata</i>. Typical herbaceous species include <i>Galax urceolata, Chimaphila maculata, Goodyera pubescens, Epigaea repens, Medeola virginiana, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Uvularia puberula</i>, and <i>Chamaelirium luteum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35413-{D67225FF-683F-400A-84BD-544E0D6D44A3} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 22
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus strobus - Quercus montana Appalachian Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684257 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007100   Translated: Eastern White Pine / Mountain Laurel - (Deerberry, Bear Huckleberry) Forest   Common: Southern Appalachian White Pine Forest   Scientific: Pinus strobus / Kalmia latifolia - (Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina) Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL007100 (similar) Pinus strobus / Kalmia latifolia - (Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina) Forest (similar) Pinus strobus / Kalmia latifolia - (Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina) Forest