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Pinus contorta / Sphagnum spp. Treed Bog | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus contorta / Sphagnum spp. Treed Bog
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This plant association is found primarily on peat averaging 90 cm (35 inches) thick. It occurs on the oldest deglaciated landscapes of the Yakutat Forelands, Alaska, including kettle-kame topography and in small scattered stands on distal outwash and uplifted tidal flats. <i>Pinus contorta var. contorta</i> dominates this woodland type and varies from 3-12 m (9-40 feet) tall and 7-35 cm (3-14 inches) in diameter. Downed logs are uncommon. Limited regeneration is common for <i>Picea sitchensis</i> and <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i>, and only <i>Pinus contorta var. contorta</i> grows to tree height. Subshrubs, such as <i>Empetrum nigrum, Vaccinium oxycoccos</i>, and <i>Ledum groenlandicum</i>, are common. Typical herbaceous species are <i>Cornus canadensis, Sanguisorba menziesii, Carex aquatilis var. dives</i>, and <i>Trichophorum cespitosum</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> species dominate the moss layer. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32084-{2A7F9DB9-5AA1-4EAF-8355-889D827AB42A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688625 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003201
  Translated: Lodgepole Pine / Peatmoss species Treed Bog
  Scientific: Pinus contorta / Sphagnum spp. Treed Bog
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL003201
(similar) Pinus contorta / Sphagnum spp. Woodland
(similar) Pinus contorta / Sphagnum spp. Woodland