Name:
Chamaecyparis thyoides - Acer rubrum - Magnolia virginiana Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This is a mixed Atlantic white-cedar - red maple swamp of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. In addition to <i>Chamaecyparis thyoides</i> and <i>Acer rubrum</i>, other canopy associates include <i>Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora, Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus taeda</i>, and <i>Fraxinus profunda</i>. <i>Ilex opaca</i> occasionally occurs in the subcanopy. The shrub layer is characterized by <i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i> or <i>Vaccinium formosum, Clethra alnifolia, Ilex glabra, Gaylussacia frondosa, Rhododendron viscosum, Persea palustris, Smilax rotundifolia</i>, and <i>Smilax laurifolia</i>. The herbaceous layer may have sparse to moderate cover and includes species such as <i>Osmunda cinnamomea, Mitchella repens, Woodwardia virginica, Sarracenia purpurea, Triadenum virginicum, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Boehmeria cylindrica, Carex collinsii</i>, and <i>Carex folliculata</i>. In canopy openings, <i>Peltandra virginica, Orontium aquaticum</i>, and <i>Iris versicolor</i> may also occur. Sphagnum mosses form a moderately dense to dense bryophyte layer; species include <i>Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum flavicomans, Sphagnum recurvum</i>, and <i>Sphagnum fallax</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31377.CEGL006078
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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