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CEGL006068 Myrica gale - Dasiphora fruticosa / Carex lasiocarpa - Cladium mariscoides Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sweetgale - Shrubby-cinquefoil / Woolly-fruit Sedge - Smooth Sawgrass Fen
Colloquial Name: Medium Graminoid Fen
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is an intermediate fen overlying deep peat accumulations of lakes and other depressions in the Great Lakes region east to the northeastern United States. It is characterized by rhizomatous sedges that form a mat, with variable shrub cover. Typical sedges include Carex lasiocarpa, Carex prairea, Carex leptalea, Carex stricta, Carex buxbaumii, Carex flava, Carex cryptolepis, Carex lacustris, Carex livida, Carex aquatilis, Cladium mariscoides, Trichophorum alpinum, Eleocharis elliptica, as well as Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium oxycoccos. Other herbaceous associates include Carex rostrata, Carex trisperma, Eleocharis rostellata, Muhlenbergia glomerata, Rhynchospora alba, Schoenoplectus acutus, Typha latifolia, Doellingeria umbellata, Drosera rotundifolia, Iris versicolor, Osmunda regalis, Parnassia glauca, Pogonia ophioglossoides, and Thelypteris palustris. Shrubs are generally confined to hummocks, but cover varies among occurrences and can exceed 25%. Characteristic species include Myrica gale, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Betula pumila, Salix candida, Rhamnus alnifolia, Alnus spp., and Cornus sericea. Larix laricina may occur as scattered individuals atop hummocks. Hollows and channels often support Utricularia intermedia, Utricularia gibba, Menyanthes trifoliata, and Lobelia kalmii. Other herbs include Symphyotrichum boreale and Sarracenia purpurea. Characteristic mosses include Campylium stellatum, Limprichtia revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, and Tomentypnum nitens. Sphagnum spp. may be absent or are minor components. When present, species include the more minerotrophic Sphagnum contortum, Sphagnum warnstorfii, and Sphagnum teres. Diagnostic species include Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda and Myrica gale, and the mixture of brown mosses and minerotrophic Sphagnum mosses.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Although species such as Morella pensylvanica and Juniperus virginiana are restricted to occurrences in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the overall composition of this type does not warrant further division.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: It is characterized by rhizomatous sedges that form a mat, with variable shrub cover. Typical sedges include Carex lasiocarpa, Carex prairea, Carex leptalea, Carex stricta (= var. strictior), Carex buxbaumii, Carex flava, Carex cryptolepis, Carex lacustris, Carex livida, Carex aquatilis, Cladium mariscoides, Trichophorum alpinum (= Eriophorum alpinum), Eleocharis elliptica, as well as Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium oxycoccos. Other herbaceous associates include Carex rostrata, Carex trisperma, Eleocharis rostellata, Muhlenbergia glomerata, Rhynchospora alba, Schoenoplectus acutus (= Scirpus acutus), Typha latifolia, Doellingeria umbellata (= Aster umbellatus), Drosera rotundifolia, Iris versicolor, Osmunda regalis, Parnassia glauca, Pogonia ophioglossoides, and Thelypteris palustris. Shrubs are generally confined to hummocks, but cover varies among occurrences and can exceed 25%. Characteristic species include Myrica gale, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Betula pumila, Salix candida, Rhamnus alnifolia, Alnus spp., and Cornus sericea. Larix laricina may occur as scattered individuals atop hummocks. Hollows and channels often support Utricularia intermedia, Utricularia gibba, Menyanthes trifoliata, and Lobelia kalmii. Other herbs include Symphyotrichum boreale (= Aster borealis) and Sarracenia purpurea. Characteristic mosses include Campylium stellatum, Limprichtia revolvens (= Drepanocladus revolvens), Scorpidium scorpioides, and Tomentypnum nitens. Sphagnum spp. may be absent or are minor components. When present, species include the more minerotrophic Sphagnum contortum, Sphagnum warnstorfii, and Sphagnum teres. Diagnostic species include Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda and Myrica gale, and the mixture of brown mosses and minerotrophic Sphagnum mosses.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is an intermediate fen overlying deep peat accumulations of lakes and other depressions in the Great Lakes region east to the northeastern United States.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Great Lakes region east to the northeastern United States.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, NH?, NJ, NY, PA, QC?, RI?, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.2 Shrubby cinquefoil - Woolly-fruit Sedge / Star Campylium Moss Alkaline Fen Macrogroup | M877 | 2.C.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.C.2.Na.2.e Shrubby-cinquefoil - Woolly-fruit Sedge Eastern Boreal Alkaline Fen Group | G804 | 2.C.2.Na.2.e |
| Alliance | A4401 <i>Chamaedaphne calyculata - Myrica gale</i> / Woolly-fruit Sedge Fen Alliance | A4401 | 2.C.2.Na.2.e |
| Association | CEGL006068 Sweetgale - Shrubby-cinquefoil / Woolly-fruit Sedge - Smooth Sawgrass Fen | CEGL006068 | 2.C.2.Na.2.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Carex lasiocarpa - Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
> Dasiphora floribunda - Myrica gale / Carex lasiocarpa - Cladium mariscoides community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
> I.A. Carex lasiocarpa-Cladium mariscoides Type (Motzkin 1994)
> I.B. Carex aquatilis Type (Motzkin 1994)
? SNE calcareous basin fen (Rawinski 1984a)
> Dasiphora floribunda - Myrica gale / Carex lasiocarpa - Cladium mariscoides community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
> I.A. Carex lasiocarpa-Cladium mariscoides Type (Motzkin 1994)
> I.B. Carex aquatilis Type (Motzkin 1994)
? SNE calcareous basin fen (Rawinski 1984a)
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