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Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, montana) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, montana) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community occurs on exposed upper slopes and ridgetops at elevations below 915 m (3000 feet) in the southern Appalachian Mountains. This association represents mixed forests with <i>Pinus strobus, Quercus montana</i>, and <i>Quercus coccinea</i>, occurring singly or in combination, each contributing 25-75% of the total canopy coverage. Open subcanopies are composed of <i>Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>. The shrub stratum is dominated by deciduous heath species, typically <i>Gaylussacia ursina</i> or <i>Vaccinium stamineum</i>. Other species in the shrub/sapling stratum may include <i>Vaccinium pallidum, Eubotrys recurva, Kalmia latifolia, Castanea dentata</i>, or <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum</i>. On rocky sites, <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i> may be common.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35721-{27E16800-706E-4E5C-8EB1-D146E1823452} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 88
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 16-Dec-2012 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.2.689639 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007519   Translated: Eastern White Pine - (Scarlet Oak, Chestnut Oak) / (Bear Huckleberry, Deerberry) Forest   Common: Appalachian White Pine - Subxeric Oak Forest   Scientific: Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, montana) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL007519 (similar) Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest (similar) Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest