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CEGL006360 Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bog Birch - Poison-sumac - Shrubby-cinquefoil Fen
Colloquial Name: Rich Shrub Carr
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrub fen association is characterized by a dense mixture of shrubs 1.5-2 m tall in deep muck, often in standing water 15 cm (6 inches) or more deep, in limestone regions of Lower New England / Northern Piedmont. It receives regular inundation and surface flooding. This association is most typically found on lakeshores but may also be found at streamsides. Characteristic shrubs are Betula pumila, Salix candida, Toxicodendron vernix, Rosa palustris, Alnus incana, Alnus serrulata, Viburnum dentatum, Viburnum nudum, Viburnum lentago, Viburnum opulus var. americanum, as well as Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, which reaches 1 m in height. Herbaceous associates are few and sparsely distributed, and include Galium trifidum, Carex stricta, Carex lacustris, Calamagrostis canadensis, Campanula aparinoides, and Lysimachia thyrsiflora. Scattered individuals of Acer rubrum saplings are also typical.
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: Characteristic shrubs are Betula pumila, Salix candida, Toxicodendron vernix, Rosa palustris, Alnus incana, Alnus serrulata, Viburnum dentatum, Viburnum nudum, Viburnum lentago, Viburnum opulus var. americanum (= Viburnum trilobum), as well as Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), which reaches 1 m in height. Herbaceous associates are few and sparsely distributed, and include Galium trifidum, Carex stricta, Carex lacustris, Calamagrostis canadensis, Campanula aparinoides, and Lysimachia thyrsiflora. Scattered individuals of Acer rubrum saplings are also typical.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs in deep muck along lakeshores or streamsides in limestone regions. There is regular inundation and surface flooding resulting in standing water throughout most of the growing season.
Geographic Range: This community occurs from Massachusetts south to possibly New Jersey.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, NJ, NY?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689617
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.f North-Central Interior & Appalachian Alkaline Fen Group | G805 | 2.C.2.Na.2.f |
| Alliance | A4479 <i>Dasiphora fruticosa - Carex flava - Carex tetanica</i> Alkaline Fen Alliance | A4479 | 2.C.2.Na.2.f |
| Association | CEGL006360 Bog Birch - Poison-sumac - Shrubby-cinquefoil Fen | CEGL006360 | 2.C.2.Na.2.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Carex lacustris - Typha spp. seasonally flooded grasslands (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
> Dasiphora floribunda - Betula pumila / Carex lacustris community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
= II.A.1. Betula pumila type (Motzkin 1994)
> Dasiphora floribunda - Betula pumila / Carex lacustris community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
= II.A.1. Betula pumila type (Motzkin 1994)
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- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
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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.
- Motzkin, G. 1994. Calcareous fens of western New England and adjacent New York State. Rhodora 96(885):44-68.
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