Name:
Alnus serrulata - Rhododendron viscosum - Rhododendron maximum / Juncus gymnocarpus - Chelone cuthbertii Shrubland
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Description:
This montane wetland occurs as a mosaic or zoned pattern of shrub thickets and herb-dominated areas, much of it underlain by <i>Sphagnum</i> mats. All or nearly all examples are flat and occur in the higher portions of the floodplains of creeks or small rivers, receive minimal seepage, and are rarely or never flooded. This community occurs at moderate elevations from about 750-950 m (2400-3200 feet), in the northern part of the Southern Blue Ridge, primarily in Allegheny and Ashe counties, North Carolina. It also occurs south of the Asheville Basin in southwestern North Carolina and probably in adjacent South Carolina and Georgia at elevations of 900-1200 m (3000-4000 feet). Trees such as <i>Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Pinus strobus, Tsuga canadensis</i>, and <i>Pinus rigida</i> may be scattered throughout or may dominate in patches or on the edges. Shrubs may include <i>Alnus serrulata, Rosa palustris, Salix sericea, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa), Rhododendron maximum, Rhododendron viscosum, Kalmia latifolia, Kalmia carolina, Hypericum densiflorum, Lyonia ligustrina, Ilex verticillata, Spiraea tomentosa, Spiraea alba</i>, and <i>Menziesia pilosa</i>. The herb layer may include <i>Carex leptalea, Carex folliculata, Carex gynandra, Carex atlantica, Rhynchospora capitellata, Scirpus expansus, Scirpus cyperinus, Scirpus atrovirens, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Solidago patula var. patula, Packera aurea (= Senecio aureus), Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens, Juncus effusus, Juncus subcaudatus, Lysimachia terrestris, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Eriophorum virginicum, Oxypolis rigidior, Sagittaria latifolia (= var. pubescens)</i>, and <i>Orontium aquaticum</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> species include <i>Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum affine (= Sphagnum imbricatum), Sphagnum bartlettianum</i>, and <i>Sphagnum recurvum</i>. Other important bryophytes include <i>Polytrichum commune, Rhizomnium appalachianum</i>, and <i>Aulacomnium palustre</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.37584.CEGL003916
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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