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Chamaecyparis thyoides - (Tsuga canadensis, Betula alleghaniensis) / Clethra alnifolia Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Chamaecyparis thyoides - (Tsuga canadensis, Betula alleghaniensis) / Clethra alnifolia Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: An Atlantic white-cedar swamp that occurs on peat in poorly drained depressions of southern New England and the Hudson Highlands of New York. The canopy can be variable; it can be solely dominated by <i>Chamaecyparis thyoides</i> or mixed with <i>Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Tsuga canadensis, Pinus strobus</i>, and occasionally <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. The shrub layer is diverse with <i>Ilex verticillata, Vaccinium corymbosum, Ilex laevigata, Rhododendron viscosum, Kalmia latifolia, Lyonia ligustrina, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i>, and <i>Clethra alnifolia</i> common. Herbaceous cover is inversely proportional to canopy and shrub cover and commonly includes <i>Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda claytoniana, Osmunda regalis, Symplocarpus foetidus, Calla palustris, Trientalis borealis, Aralia nudicaulis, Coptis trifolia, Mitchella repens, Carex folliculata, Carex trisperma</i>, and occasionally <i>Carex intumescens</i> and <i>Carex stricta</i>. The nonvascular layer is usually well-developed and includes abundant <i>Sphagnum</i> including <i>Sphagnum angustifolium, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum fimbriatum, Sphagnum magellanicum, Thuidium delicatulum, Hypnum imponens</i>, and <i>Pallavicinia lyellii</i>. Localized seepage in these basins may be expressed with indicators such as <i>Lindera benzoin</i> and <i>Geum rivale</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31065.CEGL006189
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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  Common: Inland Atlantic White-cedar Swamp
  Translated: Atlantic White-cedar - (Eastern Hemlock, Yellow Birch) / Coastal Sweet-pepperbush Forest
  Scientific: Chamaecyparis thyoides - (Tsuga canadensis, Betula alleghaniensis) / Clethra alnifolia Forest
  Code: CEGL006189