Name:
Lyonia ligustrina - Aronia arbutifolia / Drosera rotundifolia Seep Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This non-alluvial, montane wetland vegetation is primarily shrubby, with open herb-dominated areas. Its noteworthy species composition includes both low mountain and coastal plain species. The vegetation consists of a mosaic or zoned pattern of shrub thickets and herb-dominated inclusions, much of it underlain by <i>Sphagnum</i> mats. Shrubs may include <i>Alnus serrulata, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Gaylussacia dumosa, Hypericum densiflorum, Ilex verticillata, Kalmia carolina, Kalmia latifolia, Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina, Menziesia pilosa, Aronia arbutifolia, Rhododendron arborescens, Rhododendron maximum, Rhododendron viscosum, Rosa palustris</i>, and <i>Viburnum nudum</i>. Herbs are diverse and may include <i>Carex collinsii, Carex echinata, Carex folliculata, Carex gynandra, Carex leptalea, Drosera rotundifolia, Dulichium arundinaceum, Eriophorum virginicum, Eryngium integrifolium, Eutrochium fistulosum, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Eupatorium pilosum, Eupatorium rotundifolium var. ovatum, Helianthus angustifolius, Juncus caesariensis, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Packera aurea, Parnassia asarifolia, Rhexia virginica, Rhexia mariana, Rhynchospora rariflora, Sagittaria latifolia, Sarracenia oreophila, Sarracenia purpurea, Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii, Scirpus cyperinus, Solidago patula var. patula, Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens, Woodwardia areolata</i>, and <i>Woodwardia virginica</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> species include <i>Sphagnum affine, Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum palustre</i>, and <i>Sphagnum recurvum</i>. Examples occur in low-elevation areas of the Southern Blue Ridge, ranging from 500-700 m (1700-2400 feet) in elevation. Examples have a palustrine hydrology, are fed by acidic seepage and are found on shallow slopes near streams. Sites are permanently saturated to intermittently dry. Most examples have been altered considerably by grazing, fire, cultivation, and drainage efforts. Fire may have been a natural disturbance; this is suggested by the large suite of species more typical of fire-maintained communities of the Coastal Plain.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38670-{11B72FA0-887E-4850-9DC5-577C2E33741F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
|
