Name:
Vaccinium corymbosum / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
Highbush blueberry peat bog of glaciated regions in the eastern and northeastern United States. This tall-shrub bog thicket occurs on oligotrophic to weakly minerotrophic peat soils, commonly as a border thicket around more open dwarf heath shrub peatlands or within small, isolated basins. Significant seasonal water level fluctuation can occur, especially in isolated basins without inlet or outlet streams. A tall-shrub layer is characterized by abundant Vaccinium corymbosum plus Gaylussacia baccata, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Kalmia angustifolia, Rhododendron canadense, Lyonia ligustrina, and Nemopanthus mucronatus in more northern or cooler microclimates, and Ilex verticillata and Rhododendron viscosum in the south. In locally wetter areas, Cephalanthus occidentalis or Decodon verticillatus can occur. Coastal occurrences may have additional shrub species such as Leucothoe racemosa, Clethra alnifolia, and Gaylussacia dumosa. Sparse, scattered trees may occur, including Acer rubrum, Picea mariana, Larix laricina, Pinus strobus, Pinus rigida, Betula populifolia, or Nyssa sylvatica, with species dependent on environmental setting. The herbaceous layer tends to be sparse, although can be locally abundant. Common herbs include Osmunda cinnamomea, Woodwardia virginica, Carex trisperma, Sarracenia purpurea, Thelypteris palustris, Triadenum virginicum, and Maianthemum trifolium. Sphagnum mosses blanket well-developed hummocks and hollows, including Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum centrale, Sphagnum rubellum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fimbriatum, and Sphagnum fuscum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20292.VACCINIUMCORYMB
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