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CEGL006444 Morella pensylvanica - Toxicodendron radicans / Typha latifolia Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Northern Bayberry - Eastern Poison-ivy / Broadleaf Cattail Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrub wetland of shallow basins occurs in coastal southern New England in interdunal swales of barrier beaches, or in wetlands of regions underlain by morainal deposits. This association is known from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Block Island, Rhode Island, and may occur elsewhere. The substrate is usually peat of variable depth overlying sand. The dominant shrub is Morella pensylvanica, which can achieve heights of 2.5 m on the periphery of the wetland. Associated shrubs may include Vaccinium corymbosum, Clethra alnifolia, Decodon verticillatus, and Toxicodendron radicans. The herbaceous layer is variable, but generally includes Typha latifolia or Typha angustifolia, Thelypteris palustris, Osmunda cinnamomea, Euthamia caroliniana, and Triadenum virginicum. Other associated herbs may include Vaccinium macrocarpon, Lysimachia terrestris, Scirpus cyperinus, and species of Polygonum.
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: The dominant shrub is Morella pensylvanica, which can achieve heights of 2.5 m on the periphery of the wetland. Associated shrubs may include Vaccinium corymbosum, Clethra alnifolia, Decodon verticillatus, and Toxicodendron radicans. The herbaceous layer is variable, but generally includes Typha latifolia or Typha angustifolia, Thelypteris palustris, Osmunda cinnamomea, Euthamia caroliniana (= Euthamia tenuifolia), and Triadenum virginicum. Other associated herbs may include Vaccinium macrocarpon, Lysimachia terrestris, Scirpus cyperinus, and species of Polygonum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in interdunal depressions of barrier island dunes or in areas underlain by morainal deposits. The substrate is peat of variable depth.
Geographic Range: This association is known from Massachusetts and Rhode Island and may occur elsewhere.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MA, RI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.858384
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.2 Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Panicgrass species Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | M067 | 2.C.4.Ne.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.2.f Northern & Mid-Atlantic Coastal Wetland Group | G752 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.f |
| Alliance | A3650 Northern Bayberry Coastal Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3650 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.f |
| Association | CEGL006444 Northern Bayberry - Eastern Poison-ivy / Broadleaf Cattail Wet Shrubland | CEGL006444 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Morella pensylvanica - Toxicodendron radicans / Typha latifolia Shrubland (Sneddon 2010)
? Mesic shrub thicket (Martin 1959b) [New Jersey]
? Scrub-shrub/mixed herbaceous interdunal wetland association (McAvoy and Clancy 1994)
? Mesic shrub thicket (Martin 1959b) [New Jersey]
? Scrub-shrub/mixed herbaceous interdunal wetland association (McAvoy and Clancy 1994)
- Breden, T. F. 1989. A preliminary natural community classification for New Jersey. Pages 157-191 in: E. F. Karlin, editor. New Jersey''s rare and endangered plants and animals. Institute for Environmental Studies, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ. 280 pp.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Hadjian, J. 1995. Unpublished field forms of Block Island. October 1995. The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Regional Office, Boston, MA.
- Martin, W. E. 1959b. The vegetation of Island Beach State Park, New Jersey. Ecological Monographs 29:1-46.
- McAvoy, W., and K. Clancy. 1994. Community classification and mapping criteria for Category I interdunal swales and coastal plain pond wetlands in Delaware. Final Report submitted to the Division of Water Resources in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. 47 pp.
- Sneddon, L. A. 2010. Unpublished field notes of Nomans Land Island and Monomoy National Wildlife Refuges. July 2010. NatureServe, Boston, MA.