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CEGL004165 Chamaedaphne calyculata - Vaccinium macrocarpon / Carex striata - Woodwardia areolata Wet Dwarf-shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Leatherleaf - Cranberry / Walter''s Sedge - Netted Chainfern Wet Dwarf-shrubland
Colloquial Name: Low Wet Leatherleaf - Cranberry Pocosin
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These dwarf-shrub/herbaceous openings form a mosaic with ~Ilex glabra - Lyonia lucida - Zenobia pulverulenta Wet Shrubland (CEGL003944)$$ in the wettest low pocosins of peat domes (ombrotrophic blanket bogs) of the Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina. They are dominated by Chamaedaphne calyculata with Carex striata and Woodwardia areolata common in the herbaceous layer. Characteristic species include Vaccinium macrocarpon, Rhynchospora alba, Polygala brevifolia, and Chamaedaphne calyculata. This type is distinguished by having greater than 25% cover by Vaccinium macrocarpon.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type occurs in the Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685694
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.Nb Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Pocosin Division | D324 | 2.C.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.2.Nb.1 Shining Fetterbush - Inkberry - Swamp Titi Bog & Fen Macrogroup | M065 | 2.C.2.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a Shining Fetterbush - Inkberry - Swamp Titi Pocosin & Shrub Bog Group | G186 | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A3441 Leatherleaf / Walter''s Sedge Dwarf-shrub Pocosin Alliance | A3441 | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004165 Leatherleaf - Cranberry / Walter''s Sedge - Netted Chainfern Wet Dwarf-shrubland | CEGL004165 | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIC1a. Low Pocosin (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.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.