Name:
Alnus serrulata - Viburnum nudum var. nudum - Chamaedaphne calyculata / Woodwardia areolata - Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii Shrubland
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Description:
This community includes non-alluvial wetland vegetation with a unique species composition, including both low mountain and Coastal Plain species, and occurring in low-elevation areas of the Southern Blue Ridge. It ranges from 500-700 m (1700-2400 feet) in elevation, on sites near streams that are generally flat to slightly sloping. These areas receive some seepage from adjacent slopes and are permanently saturated to intermittently dry. This community is found in the broad basin of the French Broad River in southern Buncombe, Henderson, and eastern Transylvania counties, North Carolina. It formerly occupied as much as 1000 acres, now reduced by drainage to a few altered remnants totaling less than 20 acres. The vegetation consists of a mosaic or zoned pattern of shrub thickets and herb-dominated areas, much of it underlain by <i>Sphagnum</i> mats. Trees may be scattered throughout or may dominate on the edges. Shrubs may include <i>Alnus serrulata, Rosa palustris, Salix sericea, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Myrica gale, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. bigeloviana), Rhododendron maximum, Rhododendron viscosum, Rhododendron arborescens, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides, Kalmia latifolia, Kalmia carolina, Hypericum densiflorum, Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina, Ilex verticillata</i>, and <i>Menziesia pilosa</i>. The woody vine <i>Smilax laurifolia</i> is often present, climbing high into the shrubs and trees. The herb layer may include <i>Carex leptalea, Carex echinata, Carex folliculata, Carex gynandra, Carex collinsii, Scirpus cyperinus, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Solidago patula var. patula, Packera aurea (= Senecio aureus), Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens, Isoetes valida (= Isoetes caroliniana), Hypericum denticulatum, Juncus effusus, Juncus caesariensis, Drosera rotundifolia, Woodwardia virginica, Woodwardia areolata, Dulichium arundinaceum, Sarracenia purpurea, Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii, Eriophorum virginicum</i>, and <i>Parnassia asarifolia</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> species include <i>Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum affine (= Sphagnum imbricatum), Sphagnum bartlettianum</i>, and <i>Sphagnum recurvum</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.37583.CEGL003918
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
10
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