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CEGL006392 Myrica gale - Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex exilis Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Myrica gale - Chamaedaphne calyculata / Coastal Sedge Fen
Colloquial Name: Coastal Plain Sedge Fen
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Coastal Plain poor fen is currently known from the northeastern United States. This weakly minerotrophic peatland overlies sand and gravel deposits. Sedges are dominant and commonly overtop the dwarf-shrub layer, which can be patchy and scattered. The dwarf-shrub layer is dominated by Myrica gale and Chamaedaphne calyculata plus Vaccinium macrocarpon, Gaylussacia dumosa, Spiraea alba var. latifolia, Spiraea tomentosa, and sometimes Alnus incana ssp. rugosa or Decodon verticillatus. The herbaceous layer is very well-developed and dominated by sedges, including Carex exilis, Carex bullata, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex rostrata, Carex striata, Cladium mariscoides, Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora capitellata, Rhynchospora fusca, Eriophorum virginicum, and occasionally Scirpus longii. Additional herbs include Juncus canadensis, Juncus pelocarpus, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Triadenum virginicum, Utricularia gibba, Utricularia purpurea, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Calopogon tuberosus, Sarracenia purpurea, and Eleocharis tuberculosa. Sphagnum mosses are abundant including Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum flavicomans, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum torreyanum, and Sphagnum henryense. Scattered, stunted trees, especially Chamaecyparis thyoides and Acer rubrum, may be present. Key diagnostic features are the presence of Coastal Plain indicators amidst acidic fen vegetation, such as Carex exilis, Carex striata, Sphagnum torreyanum, and Gaylussacia dumosa.
In New Jersey, this vegetation occurs adjacent to a freshwater tidal marsh. Characteristic species include a short-shrub layer dominated by Chamaedaphne calyculata, Chamaecyparis thyoides (dwarf), Morella pensylvanica, and Spiraea tomentosa. The herbaceous layer is diverse and characterized by Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora capitellata, Rhynchospora chalarocephala, Rhynchospora gracilenta, Juncus canadensis, Juncus pelocarpus, Eleocharis tuberculosa, Xyris difformis, Xyris torta, Andropogon glomeratus, Andropogon virginicus, Schizachyrium scoparium, Dulichium arundinaceum, Glyceria obtusa, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Viola lanceolata, Viola x primulifolia, Sarracenia purpurea, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, Iris prismatica, Euthamia caroliniana, Eupatorium pilosum, Triadenum virginicum, Linum striatum, Lobelia nuttallii, Rhexia mariana, Sagittaria calycina var. spongiosa, Utricularia gibba, Utricularia geminiscapa, Calopogon tuberosus, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Spiranthes odorata, Lycopodiella appressa, Lycopodiella alopecuroides, and a nonvascular layer dominated by Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum angermanicum.
In New Jersey, this vegetation occurs adjacent to a freshwater tidal marsh. Characteristic species include a short-shrub layer dominated by Chamaedaphne calyculata, Chamaecyparis thyoides (dwarf), Morella pensylvanica, and Spiraea tomentosa. The herbaceous layer is diverse and characterized by Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora capitellata, Rhynchospora chalarocephala, Rhynchospora gracilenta, Juncus canadensis, Juncus pelocarpus, Eleocharis tuberculosa, Xyris difformis, Xyris torta, Andropogon glomeratus, Andropogon virginicus, Schizachyrium scoparium, Dulichium arundinaceum, Glyceria obtusa, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Viola lanceolata, Viola x primulifolia, Sarracenia purpurea, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, Iris prismatica, Euthamia caroliniana, Eupatorium pilosum, Triadenum virginicum, Linum striatum, Lobelia nuttallii, Rhexia mariana, Sagittaria calycina var. spongiosa, Utricularia gibba, Utricularia geminiscapa, Calopogon tuberosus, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Spiranthes odorata, Lycopodiella appressa, Lycopodiella alopecuroides, and a nonvascular layer dominated by Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum angermanicum.
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: Sedges are dominant and commonly overtop the dwarf-shrub layer, which can be patchy and scattered. The dwarf-shrub layer is dominated by Myrica gale and Chamaedaphne calyculata plus Vaccinium macrocarpon, Gaylussacia dumosa, Spiraea alba var. latifolia (= Spiraea latifolia), Spiraea tomentosa, and sometimes Alnus incana ssp. rugosa or Decodon verticillatus. The herbaceous layer is very well-developed and dominated by sedges, including Carex exilis, Carex bullata, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex rostrata, Carex striata, Cladium mariscoides, Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora capitellata, Rhynchospora fusca, Eriophorum virginicum, and occasionally Scirpus longii. Additional herbs include Juncus canadensis, Juncus pelocarpus, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Triadenum virginicum, Utricularia gibba (= Utricularia fibrosa), Utricularia purpurea, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Calopogon tuberosus, Sarracenia purpurea, and Eleocharis tuberculosa. Sphagnum mosses are abundant including Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum flavicomans, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum torreyanum, and Sphagnum henryense. Scattered, stunted trees, especially Chamaecyparis thyoides and Acer rubrum, may be present. Key diagnostic features are the presence of Coastal Plain indicators amidst acidic fen vegetation, such as Carex exilis, Carex striata, Sphagnum torreyanum, and Gaylussacia dumosa.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This weakly minerotrophic peatland overlies sand and gravel deposits.
Geographic Range: This poor fen is known currently from southern Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: CT, NJ, NY, QC?, RI
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.1 Leatherleaf - Small Cranberry - Few-seed Sedge Bog & Acidic Fen Macrogroup | M876 | 2.C.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.C.2.Na.1.e Chamaedaphne - Dwarf Huckleberry / Walter''s Sedge Bog & Fen Group | G1171 | 2.C.2.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3406 <i>Cladium mariscoides - Rhynchospora alba</i> Fen Alliance | A3406 | 2.C.2.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL006392 <i>Myrica gale - Chamaedaphne calyculata</i> / Coastal Sedge Fen | CEGL006392 | 2.C.2.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Cladium mariscoides - Carex exilis community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
- CDPNQ [Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec]. No date. Unpublished data. Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec, Québec.
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- Metzler, K., and J. Barrett. 2006. The vegetation of Connecticut: A preliminary classification. State Geological and Natural History Survey, Report of Investigations No. 12. Connecticut Natural Diversity Database, Hartford, CT.