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CEGL006587 Pinus rigida - Picea rubens / Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides / Sphagnum spp. Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pitch Pine - Red Spruce / Withe-rod / Peatmoss species Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Allegheny Pitch Pine - Red Spruce Peat Swamp Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This coniferous swamp of the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia and the Catskills of New York occurs on saturated peat deposits over acidic bedrock. The open dwarfed canopy is characterized by Pinus rigida and Picea rubens. The shrub layers are characterized by Nemopanthus mucronatus, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides, Vaccinium myrtilloides, and in West Virginia, Rhododendron maximum. The herbaceous layer supports Gaultheria procumbens, Coptis trifolia, Dalibarda repens, Carex trisperma, and in West Virginia examples, Eriophorum virginicum, Epigaea repens, Rhynchospora alba, and Vaccinium oxycoccos. The nonvascular layer is well-developed and composed of Sphagnum species.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The current description is based largely on data from the West Virginia portion of the range. Additional data are needed for New York examples.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This vegetation is known from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia and the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NY, WV
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.801805
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.2 Pin Oak - Green Ash - Blackgum Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M503 | 1.B.3.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.2.f Red Maple - Blackgum - Green Ash Swamp Forest Group | G902 | 1.B.3.Na.2.f |
| Alliance | A3416 Yellow Birch - Eastern Hemlock Swamp Forest Alliance | A3416 | 1.B.3.Na.2.f |
| Association | CEGL006587 Pitch Pine - Red Spruce / Withe-rod / Peatmoss species Swamp Woodland | CEGL006587 | 1.B.3.Na.2.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus rigida - Picea rubens / Nemopanthus mucronata - Kalmia latifolia / Sphagnum spp. - Polytrichum spp. Peat Woodland (Byers et al. 2007) [Pinus rigida - Picea rubens / Nemopanthus mucronata - Kalmia latifolia / Sphagnum spp. - Polytrichum spp. Peat Woodland]
- Byers, E. A., J. P. Vanderhorst, and B. P. Streets. 2007. Classification and conservation assessment of high elevation wetland communities in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Elkins.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Edinger, G. J., D. J. Evans, S. Gebauer, T. G. Howard, D. M. Hunt, and A. M. Olivero, editors. 2014a. Ecological communities of New York state. Second edition. A revised and expanded edition of Carol Reschke''s ecological communities of New York state. New York Natural Heritage Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY.
- WVNHP [West Virginia Natural Heritage Program]. No date. Unpublished data. West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Elkins.