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Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrub fen association is characterized by a dense mixture of 1.5-2 m tall shrubs in deep muck, often in standing water 6 inches or more deep, in limestone regions of Lower New England / Northern Piedmont. It receives regular inundation and surface flooding. This association is most typically found on lakeshores but may also be found at streamsides. Characteristic shrubs are Betula pumila, Salix candida, Toxicodendron vernix, Rosa palustris, Alnus incana, Alnus serrulata, Viburnum dentatum, Viburnum nudum, Viburnum lentago, Viburnum opulus var. americanum (= Viburnum trilobum), as well as Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), which reaches 1 m in height. Herbaceous associates are few and sparsely distributed, and include Galium trifidum, Carex stricta, Carex lacustris, Calamagrostis canadensis, Campanula aparinoides, and Lysimachia thyrsiflora. Scattered individuals of Acer rubrum saplings are also typical. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.26796.BETULAPUMILATOX
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Jan-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Bog Birch - Poison-sumac - Shrubby-cinquefoil Shrubland
  Common: Rich Shrub Carr
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689617 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006360
  Scientific: Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubland