Name:
Chamaedaphne calyculata - (Gaylussacia dumosa) - Decodon verticillatus / Woodwardia virginica Acidic Peatland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This dwarf-shrub quaking or floating bog occurs in the southern portion of the glaciated Northeast, extending west to the Western Allegheny Plateau. It occupies oligotrophic, peat-accumulating basins. <i>Chamaedaphne calyculata</i> is strongly dominant, with associate species including <i>Kalmia angustifolia, Kalmia polifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Gaylussacia dumosa</i> (on the coast), and <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i>. Associate shrubs generally occur with low cover, although they may be locally common. Scattered tall shrubs, such as <i>Vaccinium corymbosum, Rhododendron viscosum, Larix laricina, Picea mariana</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>, may occur but always with low cover. Herbaceous cover is quite low but can include <i>Carex trisperma, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Calopogon tuberosus, Eriophorum virginicum, Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia, Sarracenia purpurea</i>, and <i>Woodwardia virginica</i> scattered throughout and with <i>Carex canescens, Carex limosa, Glyceria canadensis, Triadenum virginicum, Utricularia cornuta, Rhynchospora alba</i>, and sometimes <i>Scheuchzeria palustris</i> occurring in wetter fen windows. Edges of floating mats tend to receive more nutrient enrichment and support such species as <i>Peltandra virginica, Decodon verticillatus</i>, and <i>Dulichium arundinaceum</i>. The bryophyte layer is well-developed, dominated by <i>Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum rubellum</i>, and <i>Sphagnum fuscum</i> with <i>Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax</i>, and <i>Sphagnum recurvum</i> also occurring in some examples.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34659-{7C0B58F5-9DB7-466A-A8DF-869CB4184298}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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