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Chamaecyparis thyoides / Persea palustris / Lyonia lucida - Ilex coriacea Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Chamaecyparis thyoides / Persea palustris / Lyonia lucida - Ilex coriacea Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This Atlantic white-cedar forest is found in flat, non-alluvial peatlands, on organic soils that are permanently saturated. Its range is the Atlantic Coastal Plain in southern Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and possibly South Carolina. Typical occurrences have a canopy strongly dominated by <i>Chamaecyparis thyoides</i>, with scattered <i>Acer rubrum, Nyssa biflora</i>, and <i>Persea palustris</i> in the canopy and subcanopy. An open to dense shrub stratum typically contains <i>Persea palustris, Lyonia lucida, Clethra alnifolia, Ilex glabra, Ilex coriacea, Smilax laurifolia, Vaccinium formosum, Vaccinium corymbosum</i> (in Maryland only), <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>, and <i>Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa)</i>. The herb stratum is generally very sparse but may include <i>Woodwardia areolata, Woodwardia virginica</i>, and <i>Osmunda cinnamomea</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp., other mosses, and lichens are common on exposed peat and rotting wood. Establishment follows fire with a return time of 25-100+ years. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36321.CEGL006146
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Peatland Atlantic White-cedar Forest
  Translated: Atlantic White-cedar / Swamp Bay / Shining Fetterbush - Large Gallberry Forest
  Scientific: Chamaecyparis thyoides / Persea palustris / Lyonia lucida - Ilex coriacea Forest
  Code: CEGL006146
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688673 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo