Name:
Chamaecyparis thyoides - Picea rubens / Gaylussacia baccata / Gaultheria hispidula Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Atlantic white-cedar swamp at the northernmost range of <i>Chamaecyparis thyoides</i> that is distinguished by the presence of boreal species. It occurs in Maine, New Hampshire, and northern Massachusetts in poorly-drained depressions with cooler microclimates where standing water is often present for a significant portion of the growing season. <i>Chamaecyparis thyoides</i> is present in the canopy, but is not necessarily dominant. Additional canopy species include <i>Picea rubens, Picea mariana, Abies balsamea, Larix laricina</i>, or <i>Acer rubrum</i>. The shrub layer is characterized by <i>Nemopanthus mucronatus</i> and <i>Ledum groenlandicum</i> with <i>Ilex verticillata, Ilex laevigata, Vaccinium corymbosum, Gaylussacia baccata, Kalmia angustifolia</i>, or <i>Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i> usually present. Herbaceous species commonly include <i>Gaultheria hispidula, Carex trisperma, Coptis trifolia, Maianthemum canadense, Osmunda cinnamomea, Trientalis borealis</i>, and <i>Aralia nudicaulis</i>. The nonvascular layer is well-developed into hummocks and hollows with <i>Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum palustre, Hypnum imponens</i>, and <i>Bazzania trilobata</i>. Diagnostic characteristics of this association is the presence of boreal indicators with <i>Chamaecyparis thyoides</i> including <i>Picea rubens, Abies balsamea, Ledum groenlandicum, Clintonia borealis, Gaultheria hispidula</i>, and <i>Cornus canadensis</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35007-{D37AF6DF-E2AB-4FD2-BED4-1358B0F8F2D3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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