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A.1692 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1692
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Stands of this alliance are a variety of saturated wetlands dominated by ~Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis$ and/or ~Osmunda cinnamomea$. In peaty depressions or poorly developed flowages in the southeastern Coastal Plain, ~Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis$ is the strong dominant, forming 2- to 7-dm tall hummocks. Other characteristic species in these examples include ~Peltandra virginica, Sagittaria lancifolia, Woodwardia virginica, Saururus cernuus$, and ~Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense$. Scattered shrubs occur, rooting primarily on ~Osmunda$ hummocks; these include ~Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Itea virginica, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera)$, and the woody vine ~Smilax laurifolia$. In seeps along the margins of major creeks in the Cumberland Plateau, ~Osmunda regalis$ is the dominant herbaceous component, and shrubs, such as ~Alnus serrulata, Cornus$ sp., and ~Itea virginica$, may be present in variable amounts. Some other examples may be dominated by a combination of ~Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis$ and ~Osmunda cinnamomea$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1442.A1692
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Nov-1994 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: V.B.2.N.f
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: OSMUNDA (CINNAMOMEA, REGALIS) SATURATED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1692
  Common: (Cinnamon Fern, Royal Fern) Saturated Herbaceous Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Osmunda (cinnamomea, regalis) Saturated Herbaceous Alliance