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Alnus serrulata - Lindera benzoin / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis - Carex tetanica Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Alnus serrulata - Lindera benzoin / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis - Carex tetanica Shrubland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: The type is strictly confined to hillside seeps and lateral seepage zones in small stream bottoms of Central Appalachian Virginia. Physiognomically, this association is a patchwork of shrubs and small herbaceous openings. Mean total shrub stratum cover in four plots is 50%, and mean total herbaceous cover is 75%. Small trees are rooted along the edges of the shrublands in three plots. Alnus serrulata and Lindera benzoin are the dominant shrubs. Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Hamamelis virginiana, Kalmia latifolia, Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina, sapling Acer rubrum, sapling Liriodendron tulipifera, and sapling Pinus strobus are frequent shrub stratum associates. Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis strongly dominates the herbaceous layer in three of the four plots; Carex tetanica dominates the fourth plot. Sedge cover is generally high, with Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica, Carex echinata ssp. echinata, Carex gracillima, and Carex leptalea also common to locally abundant. Selaginella apoda and Packera aurea (= Senecio aureus) are relatively constant (75%) species that attain moderately high cover in one and two plots, respectively. Relatively constant herbaceous species with low mean cover include Carex granularis, Dichanthelium dichotomum, Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia, Glyceria striata (= var. striata), Linum striatum, Osmunda cinnamomea, Oxypolis rigidior, Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis, Solidago rugosa, Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens, and Viola cucullata.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21882.ALNUSSERRULATAL Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 13-Apr-2000 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Alnus serrulata Saturated Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Smooth Alder - Northern Spicebush / Royal Fern - Rigid Sedge Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685745 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008408   Scientific: Alnus serrulata - Lindera benzoin / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis - Carex tetanica Shrubland   Common: Ridge-and-Valley Calcareous Shrubby Fen / Seep (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Alnus serrulata - Lindera benzoin / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis - Carex tetanica Shrubland