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Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Shrubby Graminoid Acidic Peatland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Shrubby Graminoid Acidic Peatland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These saturated wetlands of the New Jersey Pine Barrens are dominated by <i>Calamovilfa brevipilis</i>. Other herbaceous associates include <i>Gentiana autumnalis, Symphyotrichum dumosum, Solidago</i> spp., and others. Shrubs are widely scattered, the most characteristic being <i>Gaylussacia dumosa</i>. Other shrubs may include <i>Vaccinium corymbosum, Lyonia mariana, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Gaylussacia baccata, Gaylussacia frondosa</i>, and <i>Kalmia angustifolia</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> mosses make up the bryophyte layer. This vegetation is maintained by frequent fire, and is currently maintained by active ordnance explosion and burning on a military range. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35041-{412BCBF8-7F4A-4B6E-8C9F-6A08FA49D45B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-May-1998 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684200 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006397
  Translated: Dwarf Huckleberry / Pine Barren Sandreed Shrubby Graminoid Acidic Peatland
  Common: Pine Barrens Sandreed Shrubby Graminoid Acidic Peatland
  Scientific: Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Shrubby Graminoid Acidic Peatland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL006397
(similar) Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Gaylussacia dumosa / Calamovilfa brevipilis Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation