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Vaccinium formosum - Vaccinium fuscatum - Vaccinium corymbosum Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Vaccinium formosum - Vaccinium fuscatum - Vaccinium corymbosum Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This alliance covers depressional wetlands in uplands of the Coastal Plain, lower and northern Piedmont, and lower New England dominated by Vaccinium formosum, Vaccinium fuscatum, and/or Vaccinium corymbosum as well as other heaths locally, such as Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora, Lyonia lucida, and others. Other shrub/vine species which may be present include Leucothoe racemosa, Smilax walteri, and Viburnum nudum var. nudum. In the northern part of the range, other shrubs include Ilex verticillata, Spiraea alba, and Clethra alnifolia. The shrub coverage sometimes has an open, sparse structure. Trees may be interspersed among the shrubs; these may include Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Pinus palustris, and Pinus taeda. In the north, Nyssa sylvatica or Pinus rigida may occur. Herbaceous species that may be present include Carex crinita, Carex glaucescens, Eleocharis sp., Rhynchospora sp., Scleria sp., and Utricularia gibba. Sphagnum spp. are present in some examples. Vaccinium spp. sometimes exceed 5 m in height, but are placed here.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18777.VACCINIUMFORMOS 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: Vaccinium formosum - Vaccinium fuscatum - Vaccinium corymbosum Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Southern Highbush Blueberry - Black Highbush Blueberry - Highbush Blueberry Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125967 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.992