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CEGL006640 Carya glabra Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pignut Hickory Woodland
Colloquial Name: Ridgetop Pignut Hickory Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently only described from the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This open pignut hickory woodland is found along ridgetops often with exposed bedrock. Carya glabra is the sole dominant in the canopy. Dominant shrubs include Quercus ilicifolia, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium pallidum, and Gaylussacia baccata. Carex pensylvanica and Deschampsia flexuosa are characteristic herbs.
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: This woodland association is found in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ, PA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.952808
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.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.c White Oak - Chestnut Oak - Pignut Hickory Forest & Woodland Group | G650 | 1.B.2.Na.2.c |
| Alliance | A4467 <i>Quercus montana - Quercus rubra</i> / Lowbush Blueberry Rocky Woodland | A4467 | 1.B.2.Na.2.c |
| Association | CEGL006640 Pignut Hickory Woodland | CEGL006640 | 1.B.2.Na.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carya glabra Woodland (Hop et al. 2017a)
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Hop, K., A. Strassman, M. Hall, S. Menard, E. Largay, S. Sattler, E. Hoy, J. Ruhser, E. Hlavacek, and J. Dieck. 2017a. National Park Service Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program: Appalachian National Scenic Trail vegetation mapping project. Natural Resource Report NPS/NETN/NRR--2017/1437. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 1620 pp.