Name:
Alnus serrulata - Rhododendron arborescens / Sarracenia oreophila - Rhynchospora rariflora Seepage Shrubland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This non-alluvial, montane wetland is primarily shrubby, with open herb-dominated areas. Known examples, from Clay County, North Carolina, and Towns County, Georgia, are on shallow slopes, at about 457-550 m (1500-1800 feet) elevation, and have a palustrine hydrology, fed by acidic seepage. Few examples are known and all have been altered considerably by grazing, fire, cultivation, and drainage efforts. Common species in the 1- to 2-m shrub stratum include <i>Alnus serrulata, Rhododendron arborescens, Lyonia ligustrina, Aronia arbutifolia</i>, and <i>Rosa palustris</i>. <i>Osmunda cinnamomea</i> and <i>Sarracenia oreophila</i> are conspicuous and occur as clumps in herbaceous openings. Other typical herb species include <i>Rhynchospora rariflora, Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens, Sagittaria latifolia, Rhexia virginica, Rhexia mariana, Eryngium integrifolium, Helianthus angustifolius, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Eupatorium pilosum, Eupatorium rotundifolium var. ovatum, Eutrochium fistulosum, Eriophorum virginicum, Sanguisorba canadensis</i>, and <i>Juncus caesariensis</i>. Other characteristic species include <i>Andropogon glomeratus, Symphyotrichum dumosum, Betula nigra, Cinna arundinacea, Drosera capillaris, Eleocharis tuberculosa, Eriocaulon decangulare, Eryngium integrifolium, Fuirena squarrosa, Gratiola pilosa, Juncus canadensis, Panicum virgatum, Polygala cruciata, Rhynchospora gracilenta, Scleria muehlenbergii, Saccharum giganteum, Scleria ciliata</i>, and <i>Xyris jupicai</i>. Fire may have been a natural disturbance in this community type, suggested by the large suite of species more typical of fire-maintained communities of the Coastal Plain.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32770-{2BA30881-EA05-454A-A847-F15C48915EC2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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