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Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrub fen association is characterized by a dense mixture of 1.5-2 m tall shrubs in deep muck, often in standing water 6 inches or more deep, in limestone regions of Lower New England / Northern Piedmont. It receives regular inundation and surface flooding. This association is most typically found on lakeshores but may also be found at streamsides. Characteristic shrubs are <i>Betula pumila, Salix candida, Toxicodendron vernix, Rosa palustris, Alnus incana, Alnus serrulata, Viburnum dentatum, Viburnum nudum, Viburnum lentago, Viburnum opulus var. americanum (= Viburnum trilobum)</i>, as well as <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda)</i>, which reaches 1 m in height. Herbaceous associates are few and sparsely distributed, and include <i>Galium trifidum, Carex stricta, Carex lacustris, Calamagrostis canadensis, Campanula aparinoides</i>, and <i>Lysimachia thyrsiflora</i>. Scattered individuals of <i>Acer rubrum</i> saplings are also typical. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31380.CEGL006360
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.2.689617 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Rich Shrub Carr
  Translated: Bog Birch - Poison-sumac - Shrubby-cinquefoil Shrubland
  Scientific: Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubland
  Code: CEGL006360