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Ledum glandulosum - Ledum groenlandicum Shrub Bog & Acidic Fen Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ledum glandulosum - Ledum groenlandicum Shrub Bog & Acidic Fen Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This brushy alliance is transitional between open mires and forested peatlands. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Kalmia microphylla, Kalmia polifolia, Ledum glandulosum, Lonicera caerulea var. cauriana, Spiraea douglasii</i>, and/or <i>Vaccinium uliginosum</i>. The herbaceous layer consists of <i>Carex obnupta</i> and <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i> with the highest constancy in the herb layer, and <i>Agrostis exarata, Cornus canadensis</i>, and <i>Blechnum spicant</i> present in lesser amounts. <i>Sphagnum</i> is conspicuous in the moss layer. The herb layer may also include <i>Carex echinata ssp. phyllomanica, Carex leptalea, Drosera rotundifolia, Eriophorum chamissonis, Lysichiton americanus, Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica</i>, and <i>Vaccinium oxycoccos</i>. This alliance is found along coastal British Columbia south through Washington and Oregon and into northern California. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38349-{40A4C388-7FEE-435A-95FD-52E9BAD13C67}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899196 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A2514
  Translated: Western Labrador-tea - Bog Labrador-tea Shrub Bog & Acidic Fen Alliance
  Common: Labrador-tea Shrub Bog & Acidic Fen
  Scientific: Ledum glandulosum - Ledum groenlandicum Shrub Bog & Acidic Fen Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) A.2514
(similar) Ledum glandulosum Saturated Shrubland Alliance