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A4111 Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium spp. - Kalmia angustifolia Rocky Heath Alliance

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium spp. - Sheep Laurel Rocky Heath Alliance

Colloquial Name: Central Appalachian Rocky Heath

Hierarchy Level:  Alliance

Type Concept: No Data Available

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: No Data Available

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV


Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR

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.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation F012 2.B.2
Division 2.B.2.Nc Eastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division D024 2.B.2.Nc
Macrogroup 2.B.2.Nc.1 Catawba Rosebay / Michaux''s Saxifrage - Flattened Oatgrass Felsic & Mafic Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup M506 2.B.2.Nc.1
Group 2.B.2.Nc.1.e North-Central Appalachian Acidic Scrub & Grassland Group G789 2.B.2.Nc.1.e
Alliance A4111 <i>Vaccinium pallidum - Vaccinium</i> spp. - Sheep Laurel Rocky Heath Alliance A4111 2.B.2.Nc.1.e
Association CEGL003939 Mountain Laurel - Black Huckleberry - (Lowbush Blueberry, Blue Ridge Blueberry) - Minniebush Shrubland CEGL003939 2.B.2.Nc.1.e
Association CEGL003958 (Lowbush Blueberry, Velvetleaf Huckleberry, Blue Ridge Blueberry) Central Appalachian Dwarf-shrubland CEGL003958 2.B.2.Nc.1.e
Association CEGL006544 Little Bluestem - Poverty Oatgrass - Pennsylvania Sedge / Cup Lichen species Grassland CEGL006544 2.B.2.Nc.1.e
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

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Synonomy: No Data Available
Concept Author(s): D. Faber-Langendoen and L. Sneddon

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  • Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.