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CEGL006101 Deschampsia cespitosa - Claytonia virginica var. hammondiae Seepage Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tufted Hairgrass - Hammond''s Springbeauty Seepage Meadow
Colloquial Name: Kittatinny Acidic Seep
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forb-dominated acidic seepage wetland community is known from a single location on the Kittatinny Mountains of northern New Jersey where seepage water is diverted to the surface by a clay fragipan. The pH ranges from 4.5-4.7. The vegetation is dominated by Deschampsia cespitosa, Carex bromoides, Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica, and Claytonia virginica var. hammondiae. Other less frequent associates include Symplocarpus foetidus, Osmunda cinnamomea, Maianthemum canadense, Viola cucullata, Kalmia angustifolia, Coptis trifolia, and Solidago puberula. A bryophyte layer dominated by Sphagnum species included the following species: Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum henryense, Sphagnum palustre, and Sphagnum recurvum. Cerastium biebersteinii, an exotic of European origin, also occurs in this vegetation.
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: The dense herbaceous vegetation is dominated by Deschampsia cespitosa, Carex bromoides, Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica (= Carex atlantica var. incomperta), and Claytonia virginica var. hammondiae. Other less frequent associates include Symplocarpus foetidus, Osmunda cinnamomea, Schizachyrium scoparium, Maianthemum canadense, Viola cucullata, Kalmia angustifolia, Coptis trifolia, and Solidago puberula. A bryophyte layer dominated by Sphagnum species included the following species: Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum henryense, Sphagnum palustre, and Sphagnum recurvum. Cerastium biebersteinii, an exotic of European origin, also occurs in this vegetation.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This acidic seepage wetland community is known from a single location on the Kittatinny Mountains of northern New Jersey where seepage water is diverted to the surface by a clay fragipan. Groundwater seepage appears to persist for most of the growing season. The bedrock is the Ordovician Ramseyburg Member composed of acidic greywacke sandstone, siltstone, shale and slate. Soils are of the Wurtsboro-Swartswood complex, an acidic, extremely stony loam, with pH ranges from 4.5-4.7. The seeps occur near the toeslope of Kittatinny Ridge, with a southeast aspect.
Geographic Range: This community is known only from the Kittatinny Mountains of northern New Jersey. There is a slight potential that it may also occur in eastern Pennsylvania, southeastern New York, or in central Maryland.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
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.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.c Tawny Cottongrass - Jewelweed species - Skunk-cabbage Seep Group | G189 | 2.C.4.Nd.1.c |
| Alliance | A3373 Tawny Cottongrass - Threeway Sedge - Star Sedge Seep Alliance | A3373 | 2.C.4.Nd.1.c |
| Association | CEGL006101 Tufted Hairgrass - Hammond''s Springbeauty Seepage Meadow | CEGL006101 | 2.C.4.Nd.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Inland Acidic Seep Community (Breden 1989)
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