Name:
Appalachian-Northeastern Oak - Hardwood - Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This northeastern macrogroup comprises forests characterized by a number of dry-site oak and pine species occurring on a variety of well-drained substrates. Acidic parent materials of low fertility support forests dominated by <i>Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus montana, Quercus velutina</i>, as well as other hardwoods such as <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Sassafras albidum</i>, and pines, including <i>Pinus rigida, Pinus pungens, Pinus strobus</i>, and <i>Pinus virginiana</i>, often overtopping a well-developed heath shrub layer comprising species of <i>Gaylussacia, Rhododendron, Vaccinium</i>, and others. Less acidic or high base status parent materials support many of the same oak species (<i>Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus montana, Quercus velutina</i>), in combination with a variety of hickory species (<i>Carya</i> spp.), <i>Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lenta</i>, and <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i> is particularly characteristic of parent materials of higher base status. Vegetation of this macrogroup occurs on a variety of substrates, ranging from dry sandy soils supporting pine barrens and maritime scrub vegetation, to exposed bedrock and shale barrens.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40802-{FB19E3DE-8455-4CE1-97F2-F2CAB231E81E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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