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CEGL006391 Pinus rigida - Hudsonia tomentosa - Pityopsis falcata Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pitch Pine - Woolly Beach-heather - Sickleleaf Silk-grass Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Rhode Island Inland Dune
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is currently known only from Rhode Island, where large expanses of bare sand occur on inland dunes. Vegetation is sparse, characterized by very stunted Pinus rigida (10 cm tall), Hudsonia tomentosa, Pityopsis falcata, and lichens. The cause of sand exposure is not known with confidence, as the two currently known occurrences are in different environmental settings. One is adjacent to a river and may be the result of past flooding events. The other occurrence is on an island in Narragansett Bay.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The classification of this vegetation is under review.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is currently known only from Rhode Island.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: RI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684427
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.c Northern Bayberry - American Beachgrass - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G493 | 2.B.4.Na.2.c |
| Alliance | A1062 Woolly Beach-heather Dune Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | A1062 | 2.B.4.Na.2.c |
| Association | CEGL006391 Pitch Pine - Woolly Beach-heather - Sickleleaf Silk-grass Sparse Vegetation | CEGL006391 | 2.B.4.Na.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Enser, R. W., and J. A. Lundgren. 2006. Natural communities of Rhode Island. A joint project of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Natural Heritage Program and The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island. Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Kingston. 40 pp. [www.rinhs.org]