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CEGL003414 Ledum groenlandicum - Kalmia microphylla / Sphagnum spp. Shrub Bog
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bog Labrador-tea - Alpine Laurel / Peatmoss species Shrub Bog
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs at low elevations in depressions, on slopes, surrounding lakes or ponds, or associated with flat floodplains. Water tables are often at or near the surface for much of the growing season, and organic decomposition is slow. The substrate is moderately quaking to firm peat mats. Well-developed hummocks are common. Ledum groenlandicum and/or Kalmia microphylla form a dense, short-shrub layer. Other dwarf-shrubs frequently present are Vaccinium oxycoccos and Gaultheria shallon. A variety of herbaceous species may occur, the most frequent are usually Drosera rotundifolia and Comarum palustre. Sphagnum spp. are the dominant feature in the spaces among vascular plants. This association occurs on the Olympic Peninsula and the northern Puget Lowland.
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: Ledum groenlandicum and/or Kalmia microphylla form a dense, short-shrub layer. Other dwarf-shrubs frequently present are Vaccinium oxycoccos and Gaultheria shallon. A variety of herbaceous species may occur, the most frequent are usually Drosera rotundifolia and Comarum palustre (= Potentilla palustris). Sphagnum spp. are the dominant feature in the spaces among vascular plants.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: BC, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.2 Temperate to Polar Bog & Fen Formation | F016 | 2.C.2 |
| Division | 2.C.2.Na North American Bog & Fen Division | D029 | 2.C.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.2.Na.3 Beach Pine / Bog Labrador-tea / Cusick''s Sedge North Pacific Bog & Fen Macrogroup | M063 | 2.C.2.Na.3 |
| Group | 2.C.2.Na.3.b North Pacific Acidic Open Bog & Fen Group | G284 | 2.C.2.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A2514 Western Labrador-tea - Bog Labrador-tea Shrub Bog & Acidic Fen Alliance | A2514 | 2.C.2.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL003414 Bog Labrador-tea - Alpine Laurel / Peatmoss species Shrub Bog | CEGL003414 | 2.C.2.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Kalmia occidentalis - Ledum groenlandicum / Sphagnum spp. community type (Kunze 1994) [comprises several variants: Kalmia occidentalis-Ledum groenlandicum-Vaccinium oxycoccos/Sphagnum spp. variant; Kalmia occidentalis-Ledum groenlandicum/Carex rostrata variant; Ledum groenlandicum/Carex rostrata variant; Ledum groenlandicum/Sphagnum spp. variant; Ledum groenlandicum-Gaultheria shallon/Sphagnum spp. variant; Kalmia occidentalis/Sphagnum spp. variant]
= Ledum groenlandicum - Kalmia microphylla - Sphagnum Wb50 (MacKenzie and Moran 2004)
= Ledum groenlandicum - Kalmia microphylla / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland (Copass and Ramm-Granberg 2016a)
= Ledum groenlandicum-Kalmia microphylla/Sphagnum spp. Shrubland (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Ledum groenlandicum - Kalmia microphylla - Sphagnum Wb50 (MacKenzie and Moran 2004)
= Ledum groenlandicum - Kalmia microphylla / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland (Copass and Ramm-Granberg 2016a)
= Ledum groenlandicum-Kalmia microphylla/Sphagnum spp. Shrubland (Crawford et al. 2009)
- Copass, C., and T. Ramm-Granberg. 2016a. Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve vegetation inventory and mapping project. Natural Resource Report NPS/NCCN/NRR--2016/1127. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 194 pp.
- Crawford, R. C., C. B. Chappell, C. C. Thompson, and F. J. Rocchio. 2009. Vegetation classification of Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic national parks. Plant association descriptions and identification keys: Appendices A-G. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCCN/NRTR--2009/D-586. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 586 pp.
- Kunze, L. M. 1994. Preliminary classification of native, low elevation, freshwater wetland vegetation in western Washington. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program. 120 pp.
- MacKenzie, W. H., and J. R. Moran. 2004. Wetlands of British Columbia: A guide to identification. Land Management Handbook No. 52. Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Victoria, BC. 287 pp.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.