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Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is a shrub-dominated peatland (sphagnum bog or poor fen) that occurs around low-elevation lakes and very slowing-moving streams on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia It is saturated year-round and in some cases is seasonally flooded with minerotrophic water. Soils are sphagnum, fibrous and heath peat. The dense deciduous shrub layer is dominated by <i>Myrica gale</i> and codominated by <i>Spiraea douglasii</i>. The herbaceous layer is characterized by <i>Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica</i>, and is otherwise variable. The moss layer is dominated by <i>Sphagnum</i> spp., usually >40% cover. The combination of dominant <i>Myrica gale</i> and abundant <i>Spiraea douglasii</i> and <i>Sphagnum</i> is diagnostic. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33547.CEGL003420
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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  Translated: Sweetgale - Rose Spirea / Peatmoss species Shrubland
  Scientific: Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003420