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Cornus amomum - Salix candida / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex stricta Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Cornus amomum - Salix candida / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex stricta Shrubland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This calcareous fen shrubland is characterized by hummocky microtopography and dense patches of shrubs with small interspersed graminoid openings. A portion of the water budget is comprised of strongly minerotrophic seepage water. Substrate is typically woody peat. Shrubs like <i>Cornus amomum, Cornus sericea</i>, and <i>Salix</i> spp. (<i>Salix candida, Salix petiolaris, Salix serissima</i>, and <i>Salix discolor</i>) are dominant and very characteristic of this association. Other shrubs include <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Alnus incana, Toxicodendron vernix, Myrica gale</i>, and <i>Viburnum dentatum</i>. <i>Carex stricta</i> is a characteristic sedge; other herbaceous associates include <i>Carex aquatilis, Eupatorium maculatum, Solidago patula, Solidago uliginosa, Spiranthes cernua, Trollius laxus, Thelypteris palustris, Muhlenbergia glomerata, Parnassia glauca, Drosera rotundifolia, Carex lacustris, Ludwigia palustris, Equisetum fluviatile</i>, and <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i>. <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> occurs as scattered individuals and is characteristic of this association in New Jersey. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31386.CEGL006359
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]
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  Common: Calcareous Shrub Fen
  Translated: Silky Dogwood - Sageleaf Willow / Shrubby-cinquefoil / Upright Sedge Shrubland
  Scientific: Cornus amomum - Salix candida / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex stricta Shrubland
  Code: CEGL006359