Name:
Cladium mariscoides - Sanguisorba canadensis / Sphagnum subsecundum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community is dominated by wetland graminoid species, less than 1 m tall, with Sphagnum spp. and other bryophytes predominant beneath the herbaceous stratum. Dominant species vary spatially with the amount of seepage and type of substrate, but typical dominants include Cladium mariscoides, Carex stricta, Carex buxbaumii, Helenium autumnale, Juncus subcaudatus, Muhlenbergia glomerata, Parnassia grandifolia, Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora capitellata, Sanguisorba canadensis, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Solidago uliginosa. Ferns (Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Osmunda cinnamomea) may be abundant in some areas and occasional woody shrubs (Alnus serrulata, Kalmia latifolia, Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium stamineum) may occur around the margins of this community. Typical mosses include Sphagnum subsecundum, Sphagnum bartlettianum, Rhytidium rugosum, and Campylium stellatum. Other characteristic species include Triantha glutinosa (= Tofieldia glutinosa). This community is found on flat to gently sloping terrain at around 1300 m (4200 feet) elevation and is associated with shallow, organic-rich, mineral soils occurring over mafic bedrock (amphibolite). These soils are kept semipermanently to permanently saturated by mineral-rich, circumneutral waters from upslope seepage areas. This community is known from one site in Ashe County, North Carolina. Similar communities may occur in Virginia and West Virginia.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20362.CLADIUMMARISCOI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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