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CEGL003907 Vaccinium formosum - Vaccinium fuscatum / Sphagnum cuspidatum Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Southern Blueberry - Black Highbush Blueberry / Toothed Peatmoss Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Blueberry Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Depressional wetlands in uplands, dominated by Vaccinium formosum, Vaccinium fuscatum, and (locally) other heaths, such as Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora, Lyonia lucida, and others. These ponds are smaller, steeper-sided, and flooded for shorter duration than herbaceous-dominated ponds.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MD, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684312
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.3 Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M032 | 1.B.3.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a Sweetbay - Loblolly-bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Group | G037 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A0581 Pond Pine Swamp Woodland Alliance | A0581 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL003907 Southern Blueberry - Black Highbush Blueberry / Toothed Peatmoss Wet Shrubland | CEGL003907 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: Merged into
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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