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Acer rubrum / Alnus maritima ssp. maritima Swamp Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer rubrum / Alnus maritima ssp. maritima Swamp Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community is a low-growing, partially open to open saturated woodland basin swamp that occurs alongside a freshwater creek in the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware. It is almost completely dominated by <i>Acer rubrum</i>. The substrate is peat and muck characterized by hummock-and-hollow microtopography. The edges of the community alongside the creek and the understory are dominated by <i>Alnus maritima ssp. maritima</i>. <i>Decodon verticillatus, Clethra alnifolia, Morella pensylvanica</i>, and occasionally <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i> and <i>Leucothoe racemosa</i> occur as associates in the shrub layer. <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> and <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> are typical in the vine layer. The herbaceous layer grows densely on hummocks. Herbaceous species include <i>Osmunda regalis, Triadenum virginicum, Lobelia cardinalis, Carex seorsa, Dulichium arundinaceum</i>, and <i>Polygonum hydropiperoides</i>. The community may be successional due to ditching and may be artificially maintained by water control structures present along the stream. This community is not tidally influenced due to the damming of the associated stream. Occasional storm surges may influence this community, as it is located in close proximity to the coast.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34963-{50861FCA-E907-421B-94DA-7AAB3958A995} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 23-Jul-2011 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum / Morella cerifera Mid-Atlantic Swamp Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.790558 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006317   Translated: Red Maple / Seaside Alder Swamp Woodland   Common: Red Maple / Seaside Alder Swamp Woodland   Scientific: Acer rubrum / Alnus maritima ssp. maritima Swamp Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Acer rubrum / Alnus maritima ssp. maritima Woodland