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Morella cerifera - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Morella cerifera - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrub bog community of Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey occurs in interdunal depressions of barrier island dunes. This community is a relatively open, short-statured shrub wetland with a thin veneer of peat. The two most characteristic shrubs are <i>Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera)</i> and <i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i>. <i>Rosa palustris</i> and <i>Ilex glabra</i> also frequently occur. <i>Panicum virgatum, Andropogon glomeratus</i>, and other grasses are common. Other herbs include <i>Juncus canadensis, Juncus scirpoides, Juncus dichotomus, Pluchea foetida, Triadenum virginicum, Drosera intermedia, Lycopodiella appressa, Xyris torta</i>, and <i>Osmunda regalis</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31317.CEGL003906
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687669 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Barrier Island Bog
  Translated: Wax-myrtle - Highbush Blueberry Shrubland
  Scientific: Morella cerifera - Vaccinium corymbosum Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003906