Slightly drier upslope grades to impenetrable Rhododendron with similar canopy. Wetter area grades to more open woodland then herbaceous then open water. There are also patches of Alder swamp at this upstream end of the wetland.;Upstream end of large wetland with an open water center created by beaver dam. This community has an open woodland physiognomy created by windfall, beaver chewing, and beaver burn. Most large trees remaining are leaning and partially dead. Trees include Tsuga canadensis, Acer rubrum, and Betula alleghaniensis. There is a dense thicket understory dominated by Lindera benzoin and Rhododendron maximum. Lots of down wood and bare muck which holds water earlier in season or after rain.
Representativeness
Large patch of mixed hardwood/conifer swamp. The plot was positioned to include a hemlock, includes an intermittent drainage channel with bare muck at sampling date.