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Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex striata Acidic Peatland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex striata Acidic Peatland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community comprises Pine Barrens bogs or "spungs." These bogs are associated with seasonally flooded sites, often covering entire shallow, circular depressions and swales, or occur along margins of intermittent ponds and streamsides. Dense <i>Chamaedaphne calyculata</i> interspersed with <i>Decodon verticillatus, Vaccinium macrocarpon</i>, and <i>Gaylussacia dumosa</i> occur over a continuous carpet of <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. <i>Carex striata</i> is interspersed within the dwarf-shrubs or forms significant cover in wetter openings. <i>Woodwardia areolata, Dulichium arundinaceum, Juncus canadensis, Hypericum densiflorum, Lysimachia terrestris, Eleocharis tuberculosa, Triadenum virginicum</i>, and <i>Eriophorum virginicum</i> are common herbs. Associated herbs of wetter openings include <i>Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea odorata, Utricularia</i> spp., <i>Rhynchospora</i> spp., and <i>Drosera intermedia</i> and <i>Drosera rotundifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34855-{D82100EA-00C9-4B20-B15E-4C36F88691D3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 10
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 24-Nov-2009 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688436 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006208
  Translated: Leatherleaf / Walter's Sedge Acidic Peatland
  Common: Pine Barrens Bog
  Scientific: Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex striata Acidic Peatland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex striata Dwarf-shrubland
(similar) CEGL006208
(similar) Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex striata Dwarf-shrubland