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Prunus virginiana - Acer spicatum - Cornus sericea Seep Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Prunus virginiana - Acer spicatum - Cornus sericea Seep Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance accommodates shrubby to herbaceous seepage swamps known only from high elevations (&gt;915 m [3000 feet]) in Vermont. Characteristic tall shrubs include <i>Prunus virginiana, Acer spicatum</i>, and <i>Sambucus racemosa</i>. <i>Cornus sericea</i> may also be important. <i>Ribes triste</i> is a relatively constant short shrub. Other shrubs may include <i>Viburnum opulus var. americanum</i> and <i>Ribes lacustre</i>, along with saplings of upland species which are common in the surrounding forest. Herbaceous species may include <i>Ageratina altissima, Athyrium filix-femina, Chelone glabra, Dryopteris campyloptera, Glyceria striata, Laportea canadensis, Ranunculus recurvatus, Solidago rugosa</i>, and <i>Tiarella cordifolia</i>. These stands occupy small openings ranging from several hundred square meters to several hectares on moderate to somewhat steep slopes within a matrix of <i>Abies balsamea</i>-dominated forest. They are most likely maintained by groundwater seepage. The locations in Vermont include the Coolidge Range of the Green Mountains in central Vermont, as well as possibly from Mansfield Mountain, Bolton Mountain, Haystack Mountain in Lowell; Spruce Mountain in Plainfield; and Signal Mountain in Groton. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38659-{6809A199-D979-4E9F-A662-63A0532625C3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899496 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3372
  Translated: Chokecherry - Mountain Maple - Red-osier Dogwood Seep Alliance
  Common: Vermont High-Elevation Seepage Swamp
  Scientific: Prunus virginiana - Acer spicatum - Cornus sericea Seep Alliance