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Chamaecyparis thyoides - Pinus rigida Swamp Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Chamaecyparis thyoides - Pinus rigida Swamp Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group encompasses coniferous to mixed swamp forests and wetland pine barrens on the northern Atlantic Coastal Plain, generally from Massachusetts south to Virginia. They occur on sandy, acidic, and nutrient-poor soils, mostly in settings that remain saturated throughout the growing season, but sometimes in settings that are only seasonally saturated. The characteristic overstory tree is either <i>Chamaecyparis thyoides</i> or <i>Pinus rigida</i>, generally not together. <i>Acer rubrum</i> can be an important associate, especially with <i>Chamaecyparis</i>, where cutting or other anthropogenic disturbance has altered the vegetation composition. Associated shrubs and herbs indicative of the coastal plain setting include <i>Gaylussacia dumosa, Clethra alnifolia, Ilex glabra, Rhododendron viscosum, Eubotrys racemosa</i>, and <i>Carex striata</i>, as well as the more widespread <i>Vaccinium corymbosum, Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and <i>Chamaedaphne calyculata</i>. Fire has been an important ecological process in the vegetation of this group. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39766-{5221D25A-35DB-4661-932C-D5416884B901}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-May-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.836760 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G039
  Scientific: Chamaecyparis thyoides - Pinus rigida Swamp Group