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Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa Fen | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa Fen
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrub fen association is characterized by a dense mixture of shrubs 1.5-2 m tall in deep muck, often in standing water 15 cm (6 inches) or more deep, in limestone regions of Lower New England / Northern Piedmont. It receives regular inundation and surface flooding. This association is most typically found on lakeshores but may also be found at streamsides. Characteristic shrubs are <i>Betula pumila, Salix candida, Toxicodendron vernix, Rosa palustris, Alnus incana, Alnus serrulata, Viburnum dentatum, Viburnum nudum, Viburnum lentago, Viburnum opulus var. americanum</i>, as well as <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda</i>, which reaches 1 m in height. Herbaceous associates are few and sparsely distributed, and include <i>Galium trifidum, Carex stricta, Carex lacustris, Calamagrostis canadensis, Campanula aparinoides</i>, and <i>Lysimachia thyrsiflora</i>. Scattered individuals of <i>Acer rubrum</i> saplings are also typical. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35005-{47D5A2DE-8F50-4B5F-8481-FE0D6B27F6EF}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 5
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Mar-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689617 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006360
  Translated: Bog Birch - Poison-sumac - Shrubby-cinquefoil Fen
  Common: Rich Shrub Carr
  Scientific: Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa Fen
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubland
(similar) CEGL006360
(similar) Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubland