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CEGL006456 Osmunda cinnamomea / Vaccinium macrocarpon Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cinnamon Fern / Cranberry Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This boggy wetland of southern New England occurs in isolated groundwater basins on moderately deep peat. It is documented from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The dominant species is Osmunda cinnamomea. Scattered or patchy Morella pensylvanica is common, and an "understory "of Vaccinium macrocarpon and Sphagnum mosses is characteristic. The absence of Chamaedaphne calyculata is striking. Other shrub associates may include Clethra alnifolia, Aronia arbutifolia, or Kalmia angustifolia. Other herbaceous associates include Woodwardia virginica, Onoclea sensibilis, Triadenum virginicum, Euthamia graminifolia, Lycopus uniflorus, Rubus hispidus, Eriophorum virginicum, and Lysimachia terrestris.
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 species is Osmunda cinnamomea. Scattered or patchy Morella pensylvanica is common, and an "understory "of Vaccinium macrocarpon and Sphagnum mosses is characteristic. The absence of Chamaedaphne calyculata is striking. Other shrub associates may include Clethra alnifolia, Aronia arbutifolia, or Kalmia angustifolia. Other herbaceous associates include Woodwardia virginica, Onoclea sensibilis, Triadenum virginicum, Euthamia graminifolia, Lycopus uniflorus, Rubus hispidus, Eriophorum virginicum, and Lysimachia terrestris.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This boggy vegetation occupies isolated groundwater basins of morainal islands in southern New England.
Geographic Range: This vegetation is documented from Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MA, RI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.858389
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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 | A3651 Cranberry Coastal Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3651 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.f |
| Association | CEGL006456 Cinnamon Fern / Cranberry Wet Meadow | CEGL006456 | 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: No Data Available
- 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.
- Sneddon, L. A. 2010. Unpublished field notes of Nomans Land Island and Monomoy National Wildlife Refuges. July 2010. NatureServe, Boston, MA.