These forests have a patchy or open aspect. Pitch pine (Pinus rigida) and Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana) are common within their respective ranges. These pines are often mixed with dry-site oaks such as chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia), northern red oak (Quercus rubra), and scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea). Sprouts of chestnut (Castanea dentata) can also be found. In the northeast, eastern red-cedar (Juniperus virginiana) or hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) are sometimes important. In the understory, some areas have a fairly well-developed heath shrub layer, others a graminoid layer, the latter particularly common under deciduous trees such as oaks.[1][2]
Adjacent transitionsedit
In the north, this system transitions to the Northern Appalachian-Acadian rocky heath outcrop, where spruce begins to appear. In the south it transitions to Southern Appalachian montane pine forest and woodland, where table mountain pine (Pinus pungens) becomes prominent. It differs from the Central Appalachian dry oak–pine forest by having open, treeless areas, rather than unbroken forest.[1]
^. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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central, appalachian, pine, rocky, woodland, forest, system, found, maine, vermont, hampshire, massachusetts, connecticut, york, jersey, pennsylvania, ohio, kentucky, virginia, maryland, west, virginia, occurs, lower, elevation, hilltops, outcrops, rocky, slop. Central Appalachian pine oak rocky woodland is a forest system found in Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky Virginia Maryland and West Virginia It occurs on lower elevation hilltops outcrops and rocky slopes in the central Appalachian Mountains the Allegheny Plateau and the northern Piedmont 1 Flora editThese forests have a patchy or open aspect Pitch pine Pinus rigida and Virginia pine Pinus virginiana are common within their respective ranges These pines are often mixed with dry site oaks such as chestnut oak Quercus prinus bear oak Quercus ilicifolia northern red oak Quercus rubra and scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Sprouts of chestnut Castanea dentata can also be found In the northeast eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana or hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana are sometimes important In the understory some areas have a fairly well developed heath shrub layer others a graminoid layer the latter particularly common under deciduous trees such as oaks 1 2 Adjacent transitions editIn the north this system transitions to the Northern Appalachian Acadian rocky heath outcrop where spruce begins to appear In the south it transitions to Southern Appalachian montane pine forest and woodland where table mountain pine Pinus pungens becomes prominent It differs from the Central Appalachian dry oak pine forest by having open treeless areas rather than unbroken forest 1 References edit a b c Central Appalachian Pine Oak Rocky Woodland NatureServe Explorer Retrieved 4 November 2012 Natural Communities of Virginia Terrestrial System Low Elevation Dry and Dry Mesic Forests and Woodlands Pine Oak Heath Woodlands Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Archived from the original on 26 September 2012 Retrieved 4 November 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central Appalachian pine oak rocky woodland amp oldid 1036991986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
