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CEGL006263 Chamaecyparis thyoides / Narthecium americanum - Sarracenia purpurea - Drosera filiformis / Sphagnum pulchrum Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Atlantic White-cedar / Narthecium americanum - Sarracenia purpurea - Drosera filiformis / Beautiful Peatmoss Fen
Colloquial Name: Pine Barrens Streamside Bog Asphodel Savanna
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woody herbaceous community occurs in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey on the floodplains of Outer Coastal Plain rivers and streams. It is often found in expanses or as part of a mosaic of herbaceous and woody herbaceous savanna. Microtopography is tussocky, with dwarf Atlantic white-cedar on the low graminoid tussocks and a remarkable diversity of herbaceous and bryophyte species on the hummocks and in the hollows. The visual impression of this community is a wet meadow with abundant yellow flowers (spring) or orange fruit (summer) of bog asphodel and clusters of dwarf-shrubs. This community is stable in undisturbed sites as well as historically disturbed sites on a variety of substrates including peat, bog iron muck, or quartzite sand. Dominant species include Chamaecyparis thyoides, Narthecium americanum, Sarracenia purpurea, Drosera filiformis, and Sphagnum pulchrum. Associated dwarf woody species include Pinus rigida, Gaylussacia dumosa, Ilex glabra, Kalmia angustifolia, Morella pensylvanica, and Vaccinium macrocarpon. Associated herbaceous species include Agalinis purpurea, Agrostis perennans, Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus, Oclemena nemoralis, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, Calamagrostis pickeringii, Calopogon tuberosus, Carex exilis, Carex livida, Cladium mariscoides, Danthonia epilis, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriophorum virginicum, Juncus pelocarpus, Lobelia nuttallii, Muhlenbergia uniflora, Nymphaea odorata, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Polygala cruciata, Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora cephalantha, Rhynchospora gracilenta, Rhynchospora oligantha, Sabatia difformis, Scleria reticularis, Triantha racemosa, Utricularia cornuta, Utricularia juncea, and Utricularia subulata. Associated fern and fern-like species include Schizaea pusilla, Lycopodiella alopecuroides, and Lycopodiella caroliniana. Associated bryophytes include Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum magellanicum, and Sphagnum portoricense. Associated animals include ants and praying mantis.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Microtopography is tussocky, with dwarf Atlantic white-cedar on the low graminoid tussocks and a remarkable diversity of herbaceous and bryophyte species on the hummocks and in the hollows. The visual impression of this community is a wet meadow with abundant yellow flowers (spring) or orange fruit (summer) of bog asphodel and clusters of dwarf-shrubs. Dominant species include Chamaecyparis thyoides, Narthecium americanum, Sarracenia purpurea, Drosera filiformis, and Sphagnum pulchrum. Associated dwarf woody species include Pinus rigida, Gaylussacia dumosa, Ilex glabra, Kalmia angustifolia, Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), and Vaccinium macrocarpon. Associated herbaceous species include Agalinis purpurea, Agrostis perennans (= var. elata), Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus, Oclemena nemoralis (= Aster nemoralis), Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (= Aster novi-belgii), Calamagrostis pickeringii, Calopogon tuberosus, Carex exilis, Carex livida, Cladium mariscoides, Danthonia epilis, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriophorum virginicum, Juncus pelocarpus, Lobelia nuttallii, Muhlenbergia uniflora, Nymphaea odorata, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium (= Panicum ensifolium), Pogonia ophioglossoides, Polygala cruciata, Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora cephalantha, Rhynchospora gracilenta, Rhynchospora oligantha, Sabatia difformis, Scleria reticularis, Triantha racemosa (= Tofieldia racemosa), Utricularia cornuta, Utricularia juncea, and Utricularia subulata. Associated fern and fern-like species include Schizaea pusilla, Lycopodiella alopecuroides (= Lycopodium alopecuroides), and Lycopodiella caroliniana (= Lycopodium carolinianum). Associated bryophytes include Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum magellanicum, and Sphagnum portoricense.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This woody herbaceous community occurs in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey on the floodplains of Outer Coastal Plain rivers and streams. It is often found in expanses or as part of a mosaic of herbaceous and woody herbaceous savanna. This community is stable in undisturbed sites as well as historically disturbed sites on a variety of substrates including peat, bog iron muck, or quartzite sand.
Geographic Range: This vegetation is restricted to the Outer Coastal Plain of New Jersey.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.e Chamaedaphne - Dwarf Huckleberry / Walter''s Sedge Bog & Fen Group | G1171 | 2.C.2.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3406 <i>Cladium mariscoides - Rhynchospora alba</i> Fen Alliance | A3406 | 2.C.2.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL006263 Atlantic White-cedar / <i>Narthecium americanum - Sarracenia purpurea - Drosera filiformis</i> / Beautiful Peatmoss Fen | CEGL006263 | 2.C.2.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: This association (CEGL006222) has been split into 6 new types (CEGL006262, CEGL006263, CEGL006265, CEGL006270, CEGL006285, CEGL006291).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Chamaecyparis thyoides / Narthecium americanum - Sarracenia purpurea - Drosera filiformis / Sphagnum pulchrum Woodland (Strakosch-Walz 2004)
- Breden, T. F., Y. R. Alger, K. S. Walz, and A. G. Windisch. 2001. Classification of vegetation communities of New Jersey: Second iteration. Association for Biodiversity Information and New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management, Division of Parks and Forestry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- NatureServe. 2009. Vegetation of the E.B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 1 December 2009.
- Strakosch-Walz, K. 2004. The vegetation of pine barren riverside savannas of New Jersey: Ecological community classification. Draft report. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management, Trenton. 42 pp.
- Walz, K. S., S. Stanford, J. Boyle, and E. W. F. (Russell) Southgate. 2006c. Pine barren riverside savannas of New Jersey. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 169 pp. plus appendices.