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Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is a shrub-dominated peatland (sphagnum bog or poor fen) that occurs around low-elevation lakes and very slowing-moving streams on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia It is saturated year-round and in some cases is seasonally flooded with minerotrophic water. Soils are sphagnum, fibrous and heath peat. The dense deciduous shrub layer is dominated by Myrica gale and codominated by Spiraea douglasii. The herbaceous layer is characterized by Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica, and is otherwise variable. The moss layer is dominated by Sphagnum spp., usually >40% cover. The combination of dominant Myrica gale and abundant Spiraea douglasii and Sphagnum is diagnostic.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22778.MYRICAGALESPIRA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Oct-2002 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Myrica gale Saturated Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Sweet Gale - Douglas' Meadowsweet / Peatmoss species Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687157 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003420   Scientific: Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland