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Chamaedaphne calyculata - (Kalmia angustifolia) Seasonally Flooded Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Chamaedaphne calyculata - (Kalmia angustifolia) Seasonally Flooded Dwarf-shrubland Alliance Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This alliance, found in the Great Lakes area, is a wetland dominated by herbs and shrubs. Chamaedaphne calyculata is typically the dominant short shrub. Herbaceous species present include Carex oligosperma, Calamagrostis canadensis, Calamagrostis stricta, Eleocharis spp., Phalaris arundinacea, Scirpus spp., Eriocaulon aquaticum, and Juncus spp. Sphagnum spp. are common nonvascular species. Often species with Coastal Plain affinities are present in stands of this alliance, especially south of the tension zone. This alliance is located along lakeshores or in depressions. It always occurs on sandy glacial lakeplains and outwash plains. Soils range from loamy sand and peaty sand to peaty muck and are strongly acid to very strongly acid. The water level fluctuates seasonally and from year to year.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19103.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 - (Kalmia angustifolia) Seasonally Flooded Dwarf-shrubland Alliance   Translated: Leatherleaf - (Sheep Laurel) Seasonally Flooded Dwarf-shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126556 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1091