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Osmunda cinnamomea / Vaccinium macrocarpon Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Osmunda cinnamomea / Vaccinium macrocarpon Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This boggy wetland of southern New England occurs in isolated groundwater basins on moderately deep peat. It is documented from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The dominant species is <i>Osmunda cinnamomea</i>. Scattered or patchy <i>Morella pensylvanica</i> is common, and an "understory "of <i>Vaccinium macrocarpon</i> and <i>Sphagnum</i> mosses is characteristic. The absence of <i>Chamaedaphne calyculata</i> is striking. Other shrub associates may include <i>Clethra alnifolia, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia)</i>, or <i>Kalmia angustifolia</i>. Other herbaceous associates include <i>Woodwardia virginica, Onoclea sensibilis, Triadenum virginicum, Euthamia graminifolia, Lycopus uniflorus, Rubus hispidus, Eriophorum virginicum</i>, and <i>Lysimachia terrestris</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30931.CEGL006456
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
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  Translated: Cinnamon Fern / Cranberry Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Osmunda cinnamomea / Vaccinium macrocarpon Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL006456