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Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex lasiocarpa Subboreal Acidic Shrub Bog & Fen Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex lasiocarpa Subboreal Acidic Shrub Bog & Fen Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This acidic peatland alliance is found in the subboreal regions of the midwestern and northeastern United States, as well as extreme southern Ontario in Canada. Commonly called bogs and poor fens, stands occur in areas that are at best weakly influenced by groundwater. The ground layer is dominated by ericaceous dwarf-shrubs (&gt;25%) and sphagnum. The moss layer has a continuous mat of sphagnum mosses, usually dominated by <i>Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum fuscum</i>, or <i>Sphagnum angustifolium</i>. In the north, scattered and stunted (&lt;5 m tall) <i>Picea mariana</i> and <i>Larix laricina</i> may be present, but tree cover over 5 m is less than 10%. The ericaceous shrub layer is dominated by <i>Chamaedaphne calyculata</i>, with <i>Kalmia polifolia</i> and <i>Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla</i> typical associates. Characteristic herbaceous species are <i>Drosera rotundifolia</i> and <i>Sarracenia purpurea</i>. Other characteristic species include <i>Calamovilfa brevipilis, Carex striata var. striata, Eriophorum virginicum, Lysimachia asperulifolia, Rhynchospora alba, Utricularia subulata</i>, and <i>Vaccinium macrocarpon</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38736-{E966DAE9-D6B9-45F8-A4C8-2AF901C28072}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899573 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3450
  Translated: Leatherleaf / Woolly-fruit Sedge Subboreal Acidic Shrub Bog & Fen Alliance
  Common: Subboreal Leatherleaf Acidic Shrub Bog & Fen
  Scientific: Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex lasiocarpa Subboreal Acidic Shrub Bog & Fen Alliance