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CEGL007519 Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, montana) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern White Pine - (Scarlet Oak, Chestnut Oak) / (Bear Huckleberry, Deerberry) Forest
Colloquial Name: Appalachian White Pine - Subxeric Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on exposed upper slopes and ridgetops at elevations below 915 m (3000 feet) in the southern Appalachian Mountains. This association represents mixed forests with Pinus strobus, Quercus montana, and Quercus coccinea, occurring singly or in combination, each contributing 25-75% of the total canopy coverage. Open subcanopies are composed of Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Cornus florida. The shrub stratum is dominated by deciduous heath species, typically Gaylussacia ursina or Vaccinium stamineum. Other species in the shrub/sapling stratum may include Vaccinium pallidum, Eubotrys recurva, Kalmia latifolia, Castanea dentata, or Acer rubrum var. rubrum. On rocky sites, Deschampsia flexuosa may be common.
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: Stands of this forest association typically contain Pinus strobus (contributing 25-75% of the canopy coverage) and Quercus montana (= Quercus prinus) and/or Quercus coccinea (occurring singly or in combination) as 25-75% of the canopy coverage. Open subcanopies are composed of Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Cornus florida. The shrub stratum is dominated by deciduous heath species, typically Gaylussacia ursina or Vaccinium stamineum. Other species in the shrub/sapling stratum may include Vaccinium pallidum, Eubotrys recurva (= Leucothoe recurva), Kalmia latifolia, Castanea dentata, or Acer rubrum var. rubrum. On rocky sites, Deschampsia flexuosa may be common.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on exposed upper slopes and ridgetops at elevations below 915 m (3000 feet) in the southern Appalachian Mountains. The presence of Pinus strobus in these forests may be a product of disturbance and subsequent fire suppression. It may have increased its abundance since about 1900.
Geographic Range: This community is known from the escarpment region of the Southern Blue Ridge.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, NC, SC, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689639
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.a Chestnut Oak - Hickory species / American Chestnut Forest Group | G015 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A4392 Quercus montana - Scarlet Oak - Eastern White Pine Forest Alliance | A4392 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007519 Eastern White Pine - (Scarlet Oak, Chestnut Oak) / (Bear Huckleberry, Deerberry) Forest | CEGL007519 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Pinus strobus - Pinus rigida - Quercus coccinea / Kalmia latifolia / Gaylussacia ursina Forest (Patterson 1994)
> Quercus coccinea - Pinus strobus / Gaylussacia ursina Forest (Patterson 1994)
< IA6f. Dry White Pine Ridge Forest (Allard 1990)
= Pine-Oak Forest, subtype 1ii (Quercus coccinea-Pinus strobus/Gaylussacia ursina Forest) (Patterson 1994)
< White Pine - White Oak - Chestnut Oak Type (Schmalzer and DeSelm 1982)
> Quercus coccinea - Pinus strobus / Gaylussacia ursina Forest (Patterson 1994)
< IA6f. Dry White Pine Ridge Forest (Allard 1990)
= Pine-Oak Forest, subtype 1ii (Quercus coccinea-Pinus strobus/Gaylussacia ursina Forest) (Patterson 1994)
< White Pine - White Oak - Chestnut Oak Type (Schmalzer and DeSelm 1982)
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