Editing Northeastern coastal forests (section)

===Dry-mesic oak forests===
[[Northeastern interior dry-mesic oak forest]]s are found throughout this ecoregion. They cover large areas at low and middle elevations, typically on flat to gently rolling terrain. Red oak (''[[Quercus rubra]]''), white oak (''[[Quercus alba]]''), and black oak (''[[Quercus velutina]]'') are common oaks in this habitat. Other trees include hickories (''[[Carya]]'' spp.), red maple (''[[Acer rubrum]]''), sugar maple (''[[Acer saccharum]]''), white ash (''[[Fraxinus americana]]''), tulip tree (''[[Liriodendron tulipifera]]''), American beech (''[[Fagus grandifolia]]''), black cherry (''[[Prunus serotina]]''), black birch (''[[Betula lenta]]''), black tupelo (''[[Nyssa sylvatica]]''), and American elm (''[[Ulmus americana]]''). Flowering dogwood (''[[Cornus florida]]'') is a common understory tree.<ref name = "PlantsNewJersey">{{cite book
  |last1 = Collins
  |first1 = B. R.
  |last2 = Anderson
  |first2 = K. H.
  |title = Plant Communities of New Jersey: A Study in Landscape Diversity
  |publisher = [[Rutgers University Press]]
  |year = 1994
  |isbn = 978-0-8135-2071-1
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchSystemUid=ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.723014 |title = Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest |publisher = NatureServe Explorer |accessdate= 7 October 2012}}</ref>

Common shrubs are maple-leaved viburnum (''[[viburnum acerifolium]]''), spicebush (''[[Lindera benzoin]]''), and witch hazel (''[[Hamamelis virginiana]]''). In sandier or more acidic soils are mountain laurel (''[[Kalmia latifolia]]''), blueberry (''[[Vaccinium pallidum]]''), huckleberry (''[[Gaylussacia baccata]]''), and swamp azalea (''[[Rhododendron viscosum]]'').<ref name = "PlantsNewJersey"/>

Mayapple (''[[Podophyllum peltatum]]'') is a common herbaceous plant.<ref name = "PlantsNewJersey"/>