Print Report
CEGL006127 Pinus rigida / Vaccinium macrocarpon Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pitch Pine / Cranberry Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Pitch Pine / Cranberry Interdunal Swale
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This northeastern interdunal swale occurs on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Long Island, New York. It is characterized by a saturated to seasonally flooded mat of Vaccinium macrocarpon with a canopy of Pinus rigida. The substrate is a thin organic layer over the deep sands of coastal dunes. Although generally saturated, the water level may drop below the surface during dry periods. The canopy is characterized by Pinus rigida nearly exclusively, and ranges from very open to nearly closed. The shrub layer, if present, is composed of Vaccinium corymbosum, Morella pensylvanica, Ilex glabra, or Kalmia angustifolia. The dwarf-shrub or field layer is heavily dominated by Vaccinium macrocarpon. Other associates may include Scirpus cyperinus, Juncus canadensis, and Drosera rotundifolia.
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 canopy is characterized by Pinus rigida nearly exclusively and ranges from very open to nearly closed. The shrub layer, if present, is composed of Vaccinium corymbosum, Morella pensylvanica, Ilex glabra, or Kalmia angustifolia. The dwarf-shrub or field layer is heavily dominated by Vaccinium macrocarpon. Other associates may include Scirpus cyperinus, Juncus canadensis, and Drosera rotundifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is characterized by saturated to seasonally flooded hydrology, occurring on interdunal swales of coastal sand dunes.
Geographic Range: This association occurs on Long Island and coastal Massachusetts on dunes.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MA, NY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.732406
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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 | CEGL006127 Pitch Pine / Cranberry Swamp Woodland | CEGL006127 | 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: = Pine Forest (Johnson 1981b)
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Johnson, A. F. 1981b. Plant communities of the Napeague Dunes. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 108:76-84.
- Sneddon, L. A., Zaremba, R. E., and M. Adams. 2010. Vegetation classification and mapping at Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. Natural Resources Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2010/147. National Park Service, Philadelphia, PA. 481 pp. [http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/caco/cacorpt.pdf]