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CEGL006135 Sphagnum rubellum - Vaccinium oxycoccos Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Peatmoss - Small Cranberry Fen
Colloquial Name: Oligotrophic Peatland Moss Lawn
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This open sphagnum moss lawn occurs within floating or grounded peat mats in very acidic portions of open peatlands (pH <4) isolated from upland runoff or lake water. It is found in the northeastern U.S. from Maine to Pennsylvania. Sphagnum rubellum is strongly dominant. Vaccinium oxycoccos is prominent, despite its diminutive stature. Stunted Chamaedaphne calyculata is always present with variable cover. Additional dwarf-shrubs can include Vaccinium macrocarpon, Kalmia polifolia, Kalmia angustifolia, Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla, and occasionally Gaylussacia dumosa near the coast. Herbaceous species often include Sarracenia purpurea, Rhynchospora alba, Eriophorum virginicum, Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia, Xyris montana, Juncus pelocarpus, Utricularia cornuta, and occasionally Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum.
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: Sphagnum rubellum is strongly dominant. Vaccinium oxycoccos is prominent, despite its diminutive stature. Stunted Chamaedaphne calyculata is always present with variable cover. Additional dwarf-shrubs can include Vaccinium macrocarpon, Kalmia polifolia, Kalmia angustifolia, Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla (= Andromeda glaucophylla), and occasionally Gaylussacia dumosa near the coast. Herbaceous species often include Sarracenia purpurea, Rhynchospora alba, Eriophorum virginicum, Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia, Xyris montana, Juncus pelocarpus, Utricularia cornuta, and occasionally Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This moss lawn occurs in oligotrophic kettleholes and other peatland basins that are isolated from upland runoff or open water. The pH is usually <4.0. Peat is poorly decomposed in the upper 0.5 m.
Geographic Range: This community is found in the northeastern U.S. from Maine to Pennsylvania.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, PA, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.731316
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 | A3451 <i>Sphagnum rubellum - Rhynchospora alba</i> Moss Fen Alliance | A3451 | 2.C.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL006135 Red Peatmoss - Small Cranberry Fen | CEGL006135 | 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: < Rhynchospora alba / Sphagnum cuspidatum community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
= Type 3: Moss lawn / shrub heath-sedge (Sphagnum rubellum / Chamaedaphne calyculata - Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum) (Engstrom 1998)
= Type 3: Moss lawn/shrub heath-sedge (Sphagnum rubellum/Chamaedaphne calyculata-Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum) (Anderson and Davis 1998)
= Type 3: Moss lawn / shrub heath-sedge (Sphagnum rubellum / Chamaedaphne calyculata - Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum) (Engstrom 1998)
= Type 3: Moss lawn/shrub heath-sedge (Sphagnum rubellum/Chamaedaphne calyculata-Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum) (Anderson and Davis 1998)
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