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CEGL003849 Rhododendron maximum / Sphagnum spp. Seepage Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Great Laurel / Peatmoss species Seepage Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Southern Appalachian Bog (Rhododendron Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This wetland shrubland with saturated substrates is found on mountain stream floodplains. This association includes some bogs in the Southern Appalachians and does not extend into the Piedmont. Stands are dominated by Rhododendron maximum with Kalmia latifolia and Ilex opaca. There may be limited coverage by Sphagnum spp., but peat development is typical. In addition, Chelone sp. may be present in the ground layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Southern Blue Ridge shrub bogs of Virginia are treated as ~Rhododendron (maximum, catawbiense) - Ilex collina - Salix sericea / Eriophorum virginicum Seepage Shrubland (CEGL003913)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Rhododendron maximum with Kalmia latifolia and Ilex opaca. There may be limited coverage by Sphagnum spp., but peat development is typical. In addition, Chelone sp. may be present in the ground layer.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland occurs on saturated substrates within mountain stream floodplains.
Geographic Range: This association includes some bogs in the Southern Appalachians and does not extend into the Piedmont. North Carolina and Virginia do not recognize it, so it is at least conceptually restricted to Georgia and Tennessee.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684492
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3Q
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.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.1 Shrubby-cinquefoil - Canadian Burnet / Inland Sedge Seep Macrogroup | M061 | 2.C.4.Nd.1 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.1.a Catawba Rosebay / Tawny Cottongrass / Peatmoss species Shrub & Herb Seep Group | G184 | 2.C.4.Nd.1.a |
| Alliance | A3381 Prickly Bog Sedge - Roundleaf Goldenrod - Kidneyleaf Grass-of-Parnassus Seep Alliance | A3381 | 2.C.4.Nd.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003849 Great Laurel / Peatmoss species Seepage Shrubland | CEGL003849 | 2.C.4.Nd.1.a |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIE1a. Southern Appalachian Bog Complex (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.