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CEGL006131 Dulichium arundinaceum / Sphagnum spp. Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Threeway Sedge / Peatmoss species Fen
Colloquial Name: Southern New England Threeway Sedge Fen
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation type occurs as a narrow zone in semipermanently flooded or saturated conditions along pond borders, bog moats, and other areas where minerotrophic conditions exist. Associated species are variable depending upon ecological and geographic conditions, but often include Dulichium arundinaceum, Juncus pelocarpus, (and other Juncus spp.), Carex stricta, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex utriculata, Carex canescens, and Bidens spp. Sphagnum mosses (Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum papillosum, or Sphagnum torreyanum) generally form a continuous, often monotypic carpet.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This vegetation is habitat for ringed boghaunter (Williamsonia lintneri) and generally occurs to the south of ~Carex limosa - Rhynchospora alba / Sphagnum pulchrum - Odontoschisma sp. Fen (CEGL006522)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Dulichium arundinaceum is characteristic, generally forming a continuous, often monotypic carpet. Associates may include Juncus pelocarpus (and other Juncus spp.), Carex stricta, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex utriculata, Carex canescens, Bidens spp., and Sphagnum mosses (Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum papillosum, or Sphagnum torreyanum).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Narrow zone in semipermanently flooded or saturated conditions along pond borders, bog moats, and other areas where minerotrophic conditions exist.
Geographic Range: Currently described from southern New England.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, NH, RI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.731252
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.a Leatherleaf - Few-seed Sedge - Bog Laurel Boreal Bog & Acidic Fen Group | G748 | 2.C.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A4398 Leatherleaf / Woolly-fruit Sedge Poor Fen Alliance | A4398 | 2.C.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL006131 Threeway Sedge / Peatmoss species Fen | CEGL006131 | 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: = Dulichium arundinacea / Sphagnum spp. community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
= Dulichium arundinaceum / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation (Lundgren 1999b)
= Dulichium arundinaceum / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation (Lundgren 1999b)
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Enser, R. W., and J. A. Lundgren. 2006. Natural communities of Rhode Island. A joint project of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Natural Heritage Program and The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island. Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Kingston. 40 pp. [www.rinhs.org]
- Lundgren, J. A. 1999b. Characterization and classification of plant communities inhabited by the ringed boghaunter dragonfly (Williamsonia lintneri). Unpublished report to The Nature Conservancy, Rhode Island Field Office. Providence, RI. 20 pp.
- 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.
- Swain, P. C., and J. B. Kearsley. 2014. Classification of the natural communities of Massachusetts. Version 2.0. Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Westborough, MA. [http://www.mass.gov/nhesp/http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/natural-heritage/natural-communities/classification-of-natural-communities.html]