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CEGL006233 Hudsonia tomentosa - Lupinus perennis Dwarf-shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Woolly Beach-heather - Sundial Lupine Dwarf-shrubland
Colloquial Name: Inland Beach Strand
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This sandy lakeshore community occurs on the Ossipee Lake sandplain in New Hampshire. The water body is large enough to generate wave action and ice disturbance, which maintains the open character of the vegetation. The community is characterized by Hudsonia tomentosa, Schizachyrium scoparium, Euthamia caroliniana, Euthamia graminifolia, Asclepias amplexicaulis, Lespedeza capitata, Helianthemum bicknellii, Prunus pumila, Lupinus perennis, Lechea spp., and several species of Panicum.
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: The community is characterized by Hudsonia tomentosa, Schizachyrium scoparium, Euthamia caroliniana (= Euthamia tenuifolia), Euthamia graminifolia, Asclepias amplexicaulis, Lespedeza capitata, Helianthemum bicknellii, Prunus pumila, Lupinus perennis, Lechea spp., and several species of Panicum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community seems to be restricted to one lakeplain system: the Ossipee Lake sandplain in New Hampshire.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NH
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687961
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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 | CEGL006233 Woolly Beach-heather - Sundial Lupine Dwarf-shrubland | CEGL006233 | 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: ? Riverwash beach heather barrens (NAP pers. comm. 1998)
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Gawler, S. C. 2002. Natural landscapes of Maine: A guide to vegetated natural communities and ecosystems. Maine Natural Areas Program, Department of Conservation, Augusta, ME.
- Grossman, D. H., K. Lemon Goodin, and C. L. Reuss, editors. 1994. Rare plant communities of the conterminous United States: An initial survey. The Nature Conservancy. Arlington, VA. 620 pp.
- NAP [Northern Appalachian-Boreal Forest Working Group]. 1998. Northern Appalachian-Boreal Working group discussions. The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA.
- 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.