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CEGL003337 Pinus contorta var. contorta / Ledum groenlandicum / Sphagnum spp. Treed Bog

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Beach Pine / Bog Labrador-tea / Peatmoss species Treed Bog

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This association is reported from British Columbia and Washington. The open woodland tree canopy is dominated by Pinus contorta var. contorta. Tsuga heterophylla or Thuja plicata may also occur in smaller amounts. The well-developed shrub layer is dominated by Ledum groenlandicum, or codominated by that species and Gaultheria shallon or Kalmia microphylla. The herb layer can be sparse to moderately dense and often has abundant Pteridium aquilinum. A well-developed moss layer is often dominated by Sphagnum spp. that is always at least present. This association occurs at low elevations in western Washington. Sites are bogs or poor fens with saturated peat soils and acidic, nutrient-poor conditions. Topography is typically flat basins or depressions.

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: CA,US

States/Provinces:  BC, WA


Confidence Level: Low

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3

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.c Beach Pine / Bog Labrador-tea / Peatmoss species Wooded Bog & Poor Fen Group G610 2.C.2.Na.3.c
Alliance A3765 Lodgepole Pine / Bog Labrador-tea Treed Bog & Fen Alliance A3765 2.C.2.Na.3.c
Association CEGL003337 Beach Pine / Bog Labrador-tea / Peatmoss species Treed Bog CEGL003337 2.C.2.Na.3.c
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus contorta /Ledum groenlandicum /Sphagnum spp. community type (Kunze 1994)
= Pinus contorta var. contorta/Ledum groenlandicum/Sphagnum spp. Woodland (Crawford et al. 2009)
Concept Author(s): Crawford et al. (2009)

Author of Description: Crawford et al. (2009)

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 05-10-16
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  • 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.
  • 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.