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CEGL006212 Juniperus virginiana / Morella pensylvanica Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Red-cedar / Northern Bayberry Woodland
Colloquial Name: Maritime Red-cedar Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This maritime woodland community dominated by Juniperus virginiana occurs on sand dunes, upper edges of salt marshes, and less commonly on rocky headlands of the northern and mid-Atlantic coast from Delaware to Massachusetts. The physiognomy of this association is variable, ranging from dense tall-shrub thickets to open woodlands; trees are generally shorter than 4 m. Canopy trees are stunted and salt-pruned. Juniperus virginiana may form pure stands, but more often grows in association with Pinus rigida, Quercus stellata, Prunus serotina, Amelanchier canadensis, Ilex opaca, Celtis occidentalis, or Quercus velutina, which tend to have low percent cover. In the southern portion of the range Pinus taeda, Quercus falcata, Sassafras albidum, Diospyros virginiana, and Quercus phellos can be infrequent canopy associates. A shrub layer may be well-developed where the canopy is more open and include Morella pensylvanica, Morella cerifera (at the southern end of the range), Juniperus communis, Baccharis halimifolia, Iva frutescens, Prunus maritima, or Vaccinium corymbosum. Vines can be dense in the shrub layer and extend into the canopy; species include Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Herbs are usually patchily distributed in openings and include many species from the surrounding dune associations among others. They include Opuntia humifusa, Dichanthelium ovale, Schizachyrium scoparium, Deschampsia flexuosa, Cyperus grayi, Polygonella articulata, Hieracium gronovii, Panicum amarum var. amarulum, Solidago sempervirens, Panicum virgatum, Spartina patens, and Lechea intermedia.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The physiognomy of this association is variable, ranging from dense tall-shrub thickets to open woodlands; trees are generally shorter than 4 m. Canopy trees are stunted and salt-pruned. Juniperus virginiana may form pure stands, but more often grows in association with Pinus rigida, Quercus stellata, Prunus serotina, Amelanchier canadensis, Ilex opaca, Celtis occidentalis, or Quercus velutina, which tend to have low percent cover. In the southern portion of the range Pinus taeda, Quercus falcata, Sassafras albidum, Diospyros virginiana, and Quercus phellos can be infrequent canopy associates. A shrub layer may be well-developed where the canopy is more open and include Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera) (at the southern end of the range), Juniperus communis, Baccharis halimifolia, Iva frutescens, Prunus maritima, or Vaccinium corymbosum. Vines can be dense in the shrub layer and extend into the canopy; species include Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Herbs are usually patchily distributed in openings and include many species from the surrounding dune associations among others. They include Opuntia humifusa, Dichanthelium ovale, Schizachyrium scoparium, Deschampsia flexuosa, Cyperus grayi, Polygonella articulata, Hieracium gronovii, Panicum amarum var. amarulum, Solidago sempervirens, Panicum virgatum, Spartina patens, and Lechea intermedia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This maritime woodland community occurs on sand dunes, the upper edges of salt marshes, and less commonly on rocky headlands. It is influenced by onshore winds and salt spray, plus infrequent sand deposition and tidal overwash from severe storms.
Geographic Range: This association occurs along the northern and mid-Atlantic coast from Delaware to Massachusetts.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: CT, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, QC?, VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.9 Pitch Pine - oak spp. - American Holly North Atlantic Forest Macrogroup | M525 | 1.B.2.Na.9 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.9.c Pitch Pine - American Beech / Northern Bayberry Maritime Forest Group | G893 | 1.B.2.Na.9.c |
| Alliance | A0237 Black Cherry - Serviceberry species - Eastern Red-cedar Maritime Scrub Forest Alliance | A0237 | 1.B.2.Na.9.c |
| Association | CEGL006212 Eastern Red-cedar / Northern Bayberry Woodland | CEGL006212 | 1.B.2.Na.9.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = High red cedar thicket, Red cedar woodland, Red cedar-pine woodland (Martin 1959b)
? Maritime Forest on Dunes: Maritime Red Cedar Forest/Woodland Variant (Lundgren 2000)
= Maritime Red Cedar Forest (Reschke 1990)
= Maritime Red-cedar Woodland (Clancy 1996)
= Maritime Red-cedar Woodland (Bowman 2000)
? SNE Maritime Forest on Dunes/Maritime Juniper Forest (Rawinski 1984a)
? Maritime Forest on Dunes: Maritime Red Cedar Forest/Woodland Variant (Lundgren 2000)
= Maritime Red Cedar Forest (Reschke 1990)
= Maritime Red-cedar Woodland (Clancy 1996)
= Maritime Red-cedar Woodland (Bowman 2000)
? SNE Maritime Forest on Dunes/Maritime Juniper Forest (Rawinski 1984a)
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