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CEGL006259 Pinus strobus - Pinus resinosa - Pinus rigida Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern White Pine - Red Pine - Pitch Pine Forest
Colloquial Name: Northeastern Dry Pine Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dry pine forest of central New England occurs on well-drained to xeric, coarse-textured, acidic, sand or gravel deposits. The canopy is a mixture of Pinus strobus, Pinus resinosa, and Pinus rigida. Quercus rubra may occur at low cover. The low-shrub layer is dominated by heaths such as Vaccinium angustifolium and Vaccinium myrtilloides, plus scattered Quercus ilicifolia where adjacent to pitch pine-scrub oak barrens and occasionally Betula populifolia or Populus grandidentata. Herbs are generally sparse and include Pteridium aquilinum, Gaultheria procumbens, and Carex lucorum. Pinus rigida and Quercus rubra differentiate this community from ~Pinus strobus - Pinus resinosa / Cornus canadensis Forest (CEGL006253)$$ of higher elevations or latitudes.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: This type apparently occurs on sand plains that have longer intervals between fires relative to pitch pine-scrub oak communities.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: Currently described from New Hampshire and New York.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NH, NY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685147
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
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.c White Oak - Chestnut Oak - Pignut Hickory Forest & Woodland Group | G650 | 1.B.2.Na.2.c |
| Alliance | A4393 Black Oak - White Oak - pine spp. Northeast Forest Alliance | A4393 | 1.B.2.Na.2.c |
| Association | CEGL006259 Eastern White Pine - Red Pine - Pitch Pine Forest | CEGL006259 | 1.B.2.Na.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < CNE dry transitional forest on sandy/gravelly soil (Rawinski 1984a)
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Edinger, G. J., D. J. Evans, S. Gebauer, T. G. Howard, D. M. Hunt, and A. M. Olivero, editors. 2014a. Ecological communities of New York state. Second edition. A revised and expanded edition of Carol Reschke''s ecological communities of New York state. New York Natural Heritage Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY.
- Rawinski, T. 1984a. Natural community description abstract - southern New England calcareous seepage swamp. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA. 6 pp.
- Sperduto, D. D., and W. F. Nichols. 2004. Natural communities of New Hampshire: A guide and classification. New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau, DRED Division of Forests and Lands, Concord. 242 pp.