Editing Northeastern coastal forests (section)

===Pine-oak rocky woodlands===
[[Central Appalachian pine-oak rocky woodland]]s occur on lower-elevation hilltops, [[outcrop]]s, and rocky slopes and 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 [[oak]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchSystemUid=ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.723009 |title = Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland |publisher = NatureServe Explorer |accessdate= 4 November 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Harriman state park.jpg|thumb|center|600px|[[Harriman State Park (New York)|Harriman State Park]] in [[New York (state)|New York]].]]