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Chamaecyparis thyoides Seasonally Flooded Woodland Alliance | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Chamaecyparis thyoides Seasonally Flooded Woodland Alliance Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This open-canopy Atlantic white-cedar swamp occurs along streams of the Delmarva peninsula. It is also found in artificial mill ponds. The substrate is peat and muck characterized by hummock-and-hollow microtopography. The tree canopy is characterized by low-stature Chamaecyparis thyoides in association with Pinus taeda. The herbaceous layer is comprised of Peltandra virginica, Nymphaea odorata, Carex exilis, Dichanthelium dichotomum, Oxypolis rigidior, Triadenum virginicum, Dulichium arundinaceum, Glyceria obtusa, Rhynchospora alba, Carex atlantica, Selaginella apoda, Drosera rotundifolia, Juncus militaris, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Calopogon tuberosus, and Eriocaulon decangulare. Floating mats within mill ponds have unique species assemblages.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21083.CHAMAECYPARISTH 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: Chamaecyparis thyoides Seasonally Flooded Woodland Alliance   Translated: Atlantic White-cedar Seasonally Flooded Woodland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125091 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.571