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CEGL006195 Pinus rigida / Vaccinium corymbosum - Eubotrys racemosa / Sphagnum spp. Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pitch Pine / Highbush Blueberry - Swamp Doghobble / Peatmoss species Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Pitch Pine Lowland Swamp Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This pitch pine lowland community is restricted to the New Jersey Pine Barrens. This association is described as hydric, with a saturated hydrology. The open canopy is dominated by Pinus rigida, with Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Amelanchier arborea being infrequent associates. The shrub layer may be quite dense and is characterized by Vaccinium corymbosum, Eubotrys racemosa, Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia baccata, Kalmia angustifolia, and Ilex glabra. The herbaceous layer is not well developed. Sphagnum species are common in the bryophyte layer.
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 open canopy is dominated by Pinus rigida, with Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Amelanchier arborea being infrequent associates. The shrub layer may be quite dense and is characterized by Vaccinium corymbosum, Eubotrys racemosa (= Leucothoe racemosa), Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia baccata, Kalmia angustifolia, and Ilex glabra. The herbaceous layer is not well developed. Sphagnum species are common in the bryophyte layer.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is restricted to the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | CEGL006195 Pitch Pine / Highbush Blueberry - Swamp Doghobble / Peatmoss species Swamp Woodland | CEGL006195 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
Concept Lineage: consolidated
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < B1 - Pinus rigida - Leucothoe racemosa (Olsson 1979)
> Pitch Pine - Inkberry Lowland (PL3, variant of PL2) (Windisch 2014a)
= Pitch Pine Highbush Blueberry Lowland (PL2) (Windisch 2014a)
< Pitch Pine Lowland Forest (Breden 1989)
> Pitch Pine - Inkberry Lowland (PL3, variant of PL2) (Windisch 2014a)
= Pitch Pine Highbush Blueberry Lowland (PL2) (Windisch 2014a)
< Pitch Pine Lowland Forest (Breden 1989)
- Breden, T. F. 1989. A preliminary natural community classification for New Jersey. Pages 157-191 in: E. F. Karlin, editor. New Jersey''s rare and endangered plants and animals. Institute for Environmental Studies, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ. 280 pp.
- Breden, T. F., Y. R. Alger, K. S. Walz, and A. G. Windisch. 2001. Classification of vegetation communities of New Jersey: Second iteration. Association for Biodiversity Information and New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management, Division of Parks and Forestry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Olsson, H. 1979. Vegetation of the New Jersey Pine Barrens: A phytosociological classification. Pages 245-263 in: R. T. T. Forman, editor. Pine Barrens: Ecosystem and landscape. Academic Press, New York.
- Windisch, A .G. 2014a. Pinelands ecological communities and higher level groups with crosswalk / proposed 2008 revisions to NVC. November 16, 2014 draft. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton.