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Physocarpus opulifolius - Alnus serrulata / Osmunda regalis - Parnassia grandifolia - Eryngium integrifolium Shrubland | Govus, T. 2011. Documentation of...
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Name: Physocarpus opulifolius - Alnus serrulata / Osmunda regalis - Parnassia grandifolia - Eryngium integrifolium Shrubland
Reference: Govus, T. 2011. Documentation of...
Description: This shrub-dominated seepage vegetation is apparently restricted to the northern Georgia Blue Ridge and is associated with a ring of ultramafic geology that surrounds Brasstown Bald. A similar type of vegetation occurs on Bluff Mountain in North Carolina. This community has a somewhat mixed physiognomy ranging from shrub thicket with small scattered patches of open herbaceous vegetation. In general it occurs as a saturated shrubland dominated by <i>Physocarpus opulifolius, Alnus serrulata, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Acer rubrum var. trilobum</i>, and <i>Hypericum prolificum</i>. The herbaceous layer is relatively patchy but is quite diverse. Herbaceous species include <i>Osmunda regalis, Oxypolis rigidior, Parnassia grandifolia, Calopogon tuberosus, Andropogon glomeratus, </i><i>Pycnanthemum virginianum</i><i>, Schizachyrium scoparium, Xyris torta, Viola cucullata, Rhynchospora capitellata, Thelypteris palustris, Fuirena squarrosa, Rudbeckia fulgida, Solidago patula, Trautvetteria caroliniensis, Vernonia noveboracensis</i> and <i>Aristida longispica</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37547.CEGL007048
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Names:   Common: Georgia Blue Ridge Ultramafic Fen (Shrub Type)
  Translated: Common Ninebark - Hazel Alder / Royal Fern - Largeleaf Grass-of-Parnassus - Blueflower Eryngo Shrubland
  Scientific: Physocarpus opulifolius - Alnus serrulata / Osmunda regalis - Parnassia grandifolia - Eryngium integrifolium Shrubland
  Code: CEGL007048
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.867540 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo