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Morella cerifera - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Morella cerifera - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrub bog community of Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey occurs in interdunal depressions of barrier island dunes. This community is a relatively open, short-statured shrub wetland with a thin veneer of peat. The two most characteristic shrubs are Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera) and Vaccinium corymbosum. Rosa palustris and Ilex glabra also frequently occur. Panicum virgatum, Andropogon glomeratus, and other grasses are common. Other herbs include Juncus canadensis, Juncus scirpoides, Juncus dichotomus, Pluchea foetida, Triadenum virginicum, Drosera intermedia, Lycopodiella appressa, Xyris torta, and Osmunda regalis. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24148.MORELLACERIFERA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Nov-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Wax-myrtle - Highbush Blueberry Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687669 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003906
  Scientific: Morella cerifera - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland
  Common: Barrier Island Bog
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Morella cerifera - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland