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CEGL006926 Pinus rigida - Nyssa sylvatica / Clethra alnifolia - Eubotrys racemosa Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pitch Pine - Blackgum / Coastal Sweet-pepperbush - Swamp Doghobble Forest
Colloquial Name: Pine Barrens Pitch Pine - Hardwood Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Pine Barrens lowland forest occurs on saturated sandy soils along braided streams or in depressions in southern New Jersey and on the Coastal Plain of Maryland. The canopy is a mixture of Pinus rigida, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, with Liquidambar styraciflua in New Jersey. The canopy ranges from mixed deciduous-evergreen to deciduous. The subcanopy is characterized by Magnolia virginiana, with occasional Ilex opaca. Typical shrubs include Clethra alnifolia, Eubotrys racemosa, Gaylussacia frondosa, and Vaccinium corymbosum. There is often significant cover of Smilax rotundifolia vines. The herbaceous stratum includes Osmunda cinnamomea and Gaultheria procumbens. Other species of the herbaceous layer may include Woodwardia areolata, Chasmanthium laxum, Carex folliculata, Bartonia paniculata, Carex atlantica, Carex seorsa, Glyceria striata, and Lycopus virginicus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Community described based on Gap Project sample sites (#10, #35, #6).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is a mixture of Pinus rigida, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, with Liquidambar styraciflua in New Jersey. The canopy ranges from mixed deciduous-evergreen to deciduous. The subcanopy is characterized by Magnolia virginiana, with occasional Ilex opaca. Typical shrubs include Clethra alnifolia, Eubotrys racemosa (= Leucothoe racemosa), Gaylussacia frondosa, and Vaccinium corymbosum. There is often significant cover of Smilax rotundifolia vines. The herbaceous stratum includes Osmunda cinnamomea and Gaultheria procumbens. Other species of the herbaceous layer may include Woodwardia areolata, Chasmanthium laxum, Carex folliculata, Bartonia paniculata, Carex atlantica, Carex seorsa, Glyceria striata, and Lycopus virginicus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is restricted to groundwater seepage areas associated with sandy uplands of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey and the Inner Coastal Plain of Maryland.
Geographic Range: This community is limited in range to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey and the Inner Coastal Plain of Maryland.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DC?, MD, NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.3 Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M032 | 1.B.3.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b Atlantic White-cedar - Pitch Pine Swamp Group | G039 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
| Alliance | A0580 Pitch Pine Swamp Woodland Alliance | A0580 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
| Association | CEGL006926 Pitch Pine - Blackgum / Coastal Sweet-pepperbush - Swamp Doghobble Forest | CEGL006926 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Pitch Pine - Red Maple Swamp (PA) (Windisch 2014a)
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- Harrison, J. W., compiler. 2004. Classification of vegetation communities of Maryland: First iteration. A subset of the International Classification of Ecological Communities: Terrestrial Vegetation of the United States, NatureServe. Maryland Natural Heritage Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis. 243 pp.
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