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Morella pensylvanica - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex sterilis - Carex flava Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Morella pensylvanica - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex sterilis - Carex flava Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This calcareous fen association is characterized by herbaceous vegetation maintained by groundwater springs. Peat accumulation is minimal, with mineral soil or marl often evident at the surface, particularly where ground-water emerges. Although the shrubs are generally of sparse cover (less than 25%), they are characteristic of this vegetation, with Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda) and Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica) common and Toxicodendron vernix, Acer rubrum, and Juniperus virginiana as frequent associates. Wettest portions of these fens lack woody vegetation. The herbaceous flora is rich and diverse, and includes the sedges Carex sterilis, Carex flava, Carex cryptolepis, Rhynchospora capillacea, Rhynchospora alba, as well as Parnassia glauca, Sanguisorba canadensis, Drosera rotundifolia, Sarracenia purpurea, Lobelia kalmii, Panicum flexile, Deschampsia caespitosa, Juncus brachycephalus, Juncus nodosus, and Spiranthes cernua. The diagnostic characteristic is the presence of Morella pensylvanica in the shrub layer. This association is restricted to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and perhaps New York.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26808.MORELLAPENSYLVA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Carex (flava, hystericina, interior, sterilis) Saturated Shrub Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Northern Bayberry - Shrubby-cinquefoil / Sterile Sedge - Yellow Sedge Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689623 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006103   Scientific: Morella pensylvanica - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex sterilis - Carex flava Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Northern Piedmont Rich Fen (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Morella pensylvanica - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex sterilis - Carex flava Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation