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Acer rubrum / Rhododendron viscosum - Clethra alnifolia Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Acer rubrum / Rhododendron viscosum - Clethra alnifolia Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This red maple swamp occurs in poorly drained depressions containing acidic, tannic water without substantial nutrient input from overland flow. The core of distribution is the North Atlantic Coast and adjacent Lower New England / Northern Piedmont. Soils are organic and hummock - hollow microtopography is evident. Acer rubrum dominates the canopy often with abundant Nyssa sylvatica. The shrub layer is characterized by Vaccinium corymbosum, Clethra alnifolia, Ilex verticillata, Rhododendron viscosum, Leucothoe racemosa, and on the Atlantic Coastal Plain Ilex glabra may also be present. The herbaceous layer is not particularly diverse, characterized by Osmunda cinnamomea, Symplocarpus foetidus, Carex intumescens, Osmunda regalis, and Onoclea sensibilis. Sphagnum mosses make up the bryophyte layer. This community is differentiated from Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica - Betula alleghaniensis / Sphagnum spp. Forest (CEGL006014) by the absence or infrequent occurrence of Tsuga canadensis, Betula alleghaniensis, Nemopanthus mucronatus, Carex trisperma, Clintonia borealis, and by the presence of species with more southern affinities such as Clethra alnifolia, Ilex glabra, and Rhododendron viscosum.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27764.ACERRUBRUMRHODO 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: Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica Saturated Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Red Maple / Swamp Azalea - Coastal Sweet-pepperbush Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689957 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Acer rubrum / Rhododendron viscosum - Clethra alnifolia Forest   Code: CEGL006156   Common: Lower New England Red Maple - Black Gum Swamp (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Acer rubrum / Rhododendron viscosum - Clethra alnifolia Forest