Name:
Trichophorum caespitosum - Gaylussacia dumosa / Sphagnum (fuscum, rubellum, magellanicum) Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This is the sedge-dominated, ombrotrophic, coastal bog community of northern New England and adjacent Canadian maritime provinces. It occurs on the central, raised, relatively drier portions of maritime peatlands. The substrate is <i>Sphagnum</i> peat, usually saturated, and is acidic, around pH 4.5. Trees and shrubs are absent to sparse; dwarf-shrub cover is variable, from sparse to (rarely) over 80%. Even where dwarf-shrubs are abundant, however, their short stature allows the sedge lawns to visually dominate the vegetation. The bryoid layer is continuous. The peatland "lawns" are characterized by abundant <i>Trichophorum caespitosum (= Scirpus cespitosus)</i>. Scattered low shrubs include <i>Gaylussacia dumosa</i> and <i>Chamaedaphne calyculata</i>, as well as occasional <i>Kalmia angustifolia, Kalmia polifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla (= Andromeda glaucophylla), Ledum groenlandicum, Rubus chamaemorus</i>, and <i>Empetrum nigrum</i>. Other associates include <i>Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum, Arethusa bulbosa, Calopogon tuberosus, Drosera rotundifolia</i>, and <i>Solidago uliginosa</i>. The bryophyte layer is dominated by <i>Sphagnum rubellum (= Sphagnum capillifolium var. tenellum)</i> and <i>Sphagnum fuscum</i>, as well as <i>Sphagnum magellanicum</i> and <i>Sphagnum flavicomans</i>. Fruticose lichens characterize and distinguish this association and include <i>Cladina rangiferina (= Cladonia rangiferina), Cladina mitis (= Cladonia mitis), Cladina arbuscula (= Cladonia arbuscula), Cladina terrae-novae (= Cladonia terra-novae), Cladonia uncialis</i>, and <i>Cladonia crispata</i>. Diagnostic characters for this association are its location in maritime peatlands and the relative abundance of <i>Trichophorum caespitosum</i> with other peatland plants. <i>Empetrum nigrum</i> and <i>Rubus chamaemorus</i> are also good indicators.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31195.CEGL006260
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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- status: accepted
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This Community's Level:
association
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 This Community's Children:
[none]
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Names:
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685148
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Common: Maritime Peatland Sedge Lawn
Translated: Tufted Bulrush - Dwarf Huckleberry / (Brown Peatmoss, Red Peatmoss, Magellan's Peatmoss) Herbaceous Vegetation
Scientific: Trichophorum caespitosum - Gaylussacia dumosa / Sphagnum (fuscum, rubellum, magellanicum) Herbaceous Vegetation
Code: CEGL006260
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