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Picea rubens Saturated Forest Alliance | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea rubens Saturated Forest Alliance Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: Wetland forests dominated by Picea rubens or mixtures of Picea rubens and Tsuga canadensis, occurring outside the main range of Abies balsamea. These forests often have a dense shrub layer dominated by Rhododendron maximum and may have coverage by Sphagnum species. Some occurrences have Taxus canadensis in the understory. Listera smallii is characteristic in the sparse herb stratum. Other characteristic herbs include Oclemena acuminata (= Aster acuminatus), Huperzia lucidula, and Dryopteris campyloptera. Forests in this alliance occur on saturated substrates, where surface water is seldom present, but the soil is saturated to surface for extended periods during the growing season. These forests are known from poorly drained bottomlands, above 3500 feet elevation (1070 m) in the Southern Blue Ridge, but also occur in the northern Ridge and Valley and central Appalachians. It historically occurred in Tennessee.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20907.PICEARUBENSSATU 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: Picea rubens Saturated Forest Alliance   Translated: Red Spruce Saturated Forest Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125907 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.198