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Prunus serotina - Amelanchier spp. - Juniperus virginiana Maritime Scrub Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Prunus serotina - Amelanchier spp. - Juniperus virginiana Maritime Scrub Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance includes temperate deciduous forests and scrub forests in Atlantic maritime environments from southern Maine to northern Virginia. These associations are characterized by early-successional species, reflecting the disclimax maintained in this state by the maritime climate and disturbance regime. The physiognomy of this vegetation is highly variable and may range from open woodland to stunted forest to dense nearly impenetrable thicket, and individual trees tend to be wind-pruned and multi-stemmed. The canopy may contain <i>Acer rubrum, Amelanchier canadensis, Nyssa sylvatica, Aronia arbutifolia, Prunus serotina var. serotina</i>, and <i>Sassafras albidum</i> in varying proportions. <i>Pinus taeda, Diospyros virginiana</i>, and <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca</i> may occur locally on the Coastal Plain. <i>Morella pensylvanica</i> is diagnostic of this alliance and differentiates it from more inland early-successional and ruderal forests resulting from anthropogenic changes. Some examples support vines in great abundance, such as <i>Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. Herbs are of variable cover, depending on the degree of sunlight penetrating the canopy. Herbaceous composition is widely variable and may include both native and exotic species. The substrate varies from pure sand to loamy sands. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38035-{72228717-946B-438C-83DB-98BDBBD58F2D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 31-Jul-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.878731 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A0237
  Translated: Black Cherry - Serviceberry species - Eastern Red-cedar Maritime Scrub Forest Alliance
  Common: Maritime Black Cherry - Red-cedar Scrub Forest
  Scientific: Prunus serotina - Amelanchier spp. - Juniperus virginiana Maritime Scrub Forest Alliance