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Morella pensylvanica - Toxicodendron radicans / Typha latifolia Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Morella pensylvanica - Toxicodendron radicans / Typha latifolia Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrub wetland of shallow basins occurs in coastal southern New England in interdunal swales of barrier beaches, or in wetlands of regions underlain by morainal deposits. This association is known from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Block Island, Rhode Island, and may occur elsewhere. The substrate is usually peat of variable depth overlying sand. The dominant shrub is <i>Morella pensylvanica</i>, which can achieve heights of 2.5 m on the periphery of the wetland. Associated shrubs may include <i>Vaccinium corymbosum, Clethra alnifolia, Decodon verticillatus</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. The herbaceous layer is variable, but generally includes <i>Typha latifolia</i> or <i>Typha angustifolia, Thelypteris palustris, Osmunda cinnamomea, Euthamia caroliniana</i>, and <i>Triadenum virginicum</i>. Other associated herbs may include <i>Vaccinium macrocarpon, Lysimachia terrestris, Scirpus cyperinus</i>, and species of <i>Polygonum</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35087-{0E112833-53C7-4CFC-9D24-66BD4B42D0DE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 25-Jan-2011 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.858384 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006444
  Translated: Northern Bayberry - Eastern Poison-ivy / Broadleaf Cattail Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Morella pensylvanica - Toxicodendron radicans / Typha latifolia Wet Shrubland
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(similar) Morella pensylvanica - Toxicodendron radicans / Typha latifolia Shrubland