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Acer rubrum / Carex stricta - Onoclea sensibilis Wet Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer rubrum / Carex stricta - Onoclea sensibilis Wet Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is a partly wooded, deciduous-canopy wetland of the northeastern United States. It occurs on muck soils or mineral soils with a surface organic layer in poorly drained depressions influenced by groundwater. It is also common in those streamside and lakeside settings where the hydrology is that of a basin setting rather than a floodplain. The community is typically flooded in spring, with pools and small streams persisting throughout much of the growing season; soils may remain saturated or may become dry on the surface over the course of the growing season. Hummock-and-hollow topography may be pronounced. The canopy consists of scattered trees, with as little as 25% overall cover. The shrub layer is patchy and may be extensive in places. The herb layer is typically well-developed, with ferns and graminoids dominant. The bryophyte cover is variable. <i>Acer rubrum</i> is dominant in the canopy, often with many standing dead trees, and may be the only canopy species present. Associated trees may include <i>Fraxinus nigra, Ulmus americana</i>, and occasional <i>Pinus strobus, Tsuga canadensis</i>, or <i>Picea rubens</i>. The shrub layer is characterized by <i>Vaccinium corymbosum, Spiraea alba var. latifolia</i>, and <i>Ilex verticillata</i>. The herbaceous layer is typically dominated by the graminoids or the ferns. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. are the characteristic bryophytes, with non-sphagnous mosses as associates. These woodlands are ecologically similar to both <i>~Acer rubrum / Ilex mucronata - Vaccinium corymbosum</i> Swamp Forest (CEGL006220)$$ and <i>~Picea rubens - Acer rubrum / Ilex mucronata</i> Swamp Forest (CEGL006198)$$, but those are closed-canopy wetlands. This association does not include red maple wooded wetlands on deeper peat soils [see <i>~Acer rubrum / Alnus incana - Ilex verticillata / Osmunda regalis</i> Woodland (CEGL006395)$$ and ~<i>Acer rubrum - Fraxinus nigra - (Larix laricina) / Rhamnus alnifolia</i> Swamp Forest (CEGL006009)$$].  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34767-{8F08D1C1-D6CB-4A6D-8CA2-D6925C97DE7C} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 08-Dec-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Acer rubrum Swamp Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684410 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006119   Translated: Red Maple / Upright Sedge - Sensitive Fern Wet Woodland   Common: Red Maple / Upright Sedge Wet Woodland   Scientific: Acer rubrum / Carex stricta - Onoclea sensibilis Wet Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL006119 (similar) Acer rubrum / Carex stricta - Onoclea sensibilis Woodland (similar) Acer rubrum / Carex stricta - Onoclea sensibilis Woodland