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Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Shrub Herbaceous Alliance | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance contains peatland communities, slightly enriched by minerotrophic groundwater and dominated by sedges with a sparse cover of shrubs. These 'poor fens' tend to occur in flat basins with deep peat, often as part of a larger bog complex. They may intergrade floristically with communities in the IV.A.1.N.g Chamaedaphne calyculata Saturated Dwarf-shrubland Alliance (A.1092) (bogs), as well as with the 'intermediate fens' in the Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex (flava, interior, lasiocarpa, sterilis) Saturated Shrub Herbaceous Alliance (A.1562). In contrast with these two alliances, however, communities in this alliance have both a strong component of bog acid-tolerant shrubs such as Chamaedaphne calyculata, Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla (= Andromeda glaucophylla), Ledum groenlandicum, and Carex limosa, as well as species indicative of local nutrient enrichment such as Carex lasiocarpa, Cladium mariscoides, Menyanthes trifoliata, and Muhlenbergia glomerata. In addition, Coastal Plain types of this alliance tend to contain species such as Eleocharis equisetoides and Rhexia virginica. Other species likely to be present include Triadenum virginicum and Peltandra virginica. Communities in this alliance are known by a variety of common names such as 'poor fen,' 'acidic fen,' 'Coastal Plain fen' and 'Coastal Plain quagmire.' Communities of this alliance occur in most states of the Northeast, and likely beyond.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18091.CHAMAEDAPHNECAL Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Shrub Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Leatherleaf / Wiregrass Sedge Saturated Shrub Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126660 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1557