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NY Heritage: Inland Atlantic white cedar swamp | Ecological Communities of New York, 2nd Ed.
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Name: NY Heritage: Inland Atlantic white cedar swamp
Reference: Ecological Communities of New York, 2nd Ed.
Description: A conifer or mixed swamp that occurs on organic soils (usually peat) in poorly drained depressions and along pond edges in southeastern New York and northern New Jersey. The characteristic tree is Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides); the canopy cover of Chamaecyparis in these swamps is quite variable, ranging from nearly pure stands to as little as 30% of the canopy. In mixed stands the codominants are typically red maple (Acer rubrum), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), and eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). Characteristic small trees and shrubs are winterberry (Ilex verticillata), highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), smooth winterberry (Ilex laevigata), rosebay (Rhododendron maximum), swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum), sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia), mountain holly (Nemopanthus mucronatus), and red chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia). In a dense stand of Chamaecyparis, the groundcover is predominantly bryophytes, including several species of Sphagnum, and at least one characteristic liverwort, Pallavicinia lyellii. In mixed stands with a more open canopy some characteristic herbs are cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea), interrupted fern (O. claytoniana), royal fern (O. regalis), skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), wild calla (Calla palustris), and starflower (Trientalis borealis). Data on characteristic animals are needed. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.28601.NYHERITAGEINLAN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: Howard, Timothy
Perspective from: 03-Dec-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   Other: NY Heritage: Inland Atlantic white cedar swamp