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CEGL007100 Pinus strobus / Kalmia latifolia - (Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina) Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern White Pine / Mountain Laurel - (Deerberry, Bear Huckleberry) Forest
Colloquial Name: Southern Appalachian White Pine Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes natural stands of forest vegetation with a canopy dominated by Pinus strobus. 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 Pinus rigida, Quercus coccinea, and Acer rubrum. These forests often have open subcanopies composed of Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Cornus florida. The shrub stratum is patchy to continuous and dominated by ericaceous species, typically Gaylussacia ursina, or Vaccinium stamineum, and Kalmia latifolia. Other common species in the shrub/sapling stratum may include Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum, Acer rubrum, and Castanea dentata. Typical herbaceous species include Galax urceolata, Chimaphila maculata, Goodyera pubescens, Epigaea repens, Medeola virginiana, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Uvularia puberula, and Chamaelirium luteum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: One Carolina Vegetation Survey plot (020-007-355) from the Nantahala Gorge region was classified as ~Pinus strobus - Quercus alba - (Carya tomentosa) / Gaylussacia ursina Forest (CEGL007517)$$ in the context of the Appalachian Trail, Southern Blue Ridge dataset, but was later reclassified (by committee) as this association (CEGL007100).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association includes natural stands of forest vegetation with a canopy dominated by Pinus strobus. Other minor canopy species may include Pinus rigida, Quercus coccinea, and Acer rubrum. These forests often have open subcanopies composed of Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Cornus florida. The shrub stratum is patchy to continuous and dominated by ericaceous species, typically Gaylussacia ursina or Vaccinium stamineum, and Kalmia latifolia. Other common species in the shrub/sapling stratum may include Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum, Acer rubrum, and Castanea dentata. Typical herbaceous species include Galax urceolata, Chimaphila maculata, Goodyera pubescens, Epigaea repens, Medeola virginiana, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Uvularia puberula, and Chamaelirium luteum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: 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.
Geographic Range: This community is known from the escarpment region of the Southern Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, NC, SC, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684257
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.2 Appalachian-Northeastern Oak - Hardwood - Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M502 | 1.B.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.2.a Chestnut Oak - Hickory species / American Chestnut Forest Group | G015 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A4392 Quercus montana - Scarlet Oak - Eastern White Pine Forest Alliance | A4392 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007100 Eastern White Pine / Mountain Laurel - (Deerberry, Bear Huckleberry) Forest | CEGL007100 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: >< Eastern White Pine: 21 (Eyre 1980)
< IA6f. Dry White Pine Ridge Forest (Allard 1990)
>< White Pine - Chestnut Oak: 51 (Eyre 1980)
>< White Pine - Hemlock: 22 (Eyre 1980)
< IA6f. Dry White Pine Ridge Forest (Allard 1990)
>< White Pine - Chestnut Oak: 51 (Eyre 1980)
>< White Pine - Hemlock: 22 (Eyre 1980)
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