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CEGL002525 Picea mariana / Ledum groenlandicum / Sphagnum spp. Acidic Peatland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Spruce / Bog Labrador-tea / Peatmoss species Acidic Peatland

Colloquial Name: Boreal Transition Black Spruce Dwarf-shrubland Bog

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: No Data Available

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: Type concept is taken from Manitoba CDC classification by Greenall (1996) and needs rangewide review.

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:  MB, MI?, MN, ON, QC?


Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

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.a Leatherleaf - Few-seed Sedge - Bog Laurel Boreal Bog & Acidic Fen Group G748 2.C.2.Na.1.a
Alliance A4399 Leatherleaf / Few-seed Sedge Bog Alliance A4399 2.C.2.Na.1.a
Association CEGL002525 Black Spruce / Bog Labrador-tea / Peatmoss species Acidic Peatland CEGL002525 2.C.2.Na.1.a
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Picea mariana/Ledum groenlandicum/Sphagnum spp. Dwarf-Shrubland (Greenall 1996)
Concept Author(s): J.A. Greenall (1996)

Author of Description: D. Faber-Langendoen

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 11-26-97
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