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Sphagnum (rubellum, cuspidatum, torreyanum) - Vaccinium (oxycoccos, macrocarpon) Nonvascular Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Sphagnum (rubellum, cuspidatum, torreyanum) - Vaccinium (oxycoccos, macrocarpon) Nonvascular Vegetation Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is bryophyte-dominated vegetation with a sparse vascular component found in wet bog hollows in northern New England and adjacent Canada. Variously called "moss lawn" or "moss carpet," it occurs in acidic fens and bogs. It may form a floating mat over open water, as in kettleholes, or it may develop around secondary pools on raised bog surfaces. The substrate pH is acidic, usually about 4.0. Bryophyte carpets dominate the vegetation, with vascular plants scattered across their surface and generally totaling under 25% cover. The only woody plants are sparse and extremely stunted (usually <10 cm tall) heath shrubs. The dominant bryophytes vary among sites, but are typically some combination of Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum torreyanum. Characteristic vascular species include stunted Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla (= Andromeda glaucophylla) and Chamaedaphne calyculata, plus Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia, Eriophorum virginicum, Rhynchospora alba, and Vaccinium macrocarpon. This association is floristically similar to certain other fen associations (e.g., Chamaedaphne calyculata / Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum rubellum Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL006513) but is differentiated from other Sphagnum-based peatland vegetation types by the very low abundance of vascular plants.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23622.SPHAGNUMRUBELLU Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-May-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Sphagnum cuspidatum - Cladopodiella fluitans Saturated Nonvascular Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: (Toothed Peatmoss, Giant Peatmoss) - Large Cranberry Nonvascular Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687008 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006394   Scientific: Sphagnum (cuspidatum, torreyanum) - Vaccinium macrocarpon Nonvascular Vegetation   Common: Peatland Moss Lawn / Mud Bottom (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Sphagnum (cuspidatum, torreyanum) - Vaccinium macrocarpon Nonvascular Vegetation