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Picea mariana - Abies balsamea / Osmunda cinnamomea Swamp Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Picea mariana - Abies balsamea / Osmunda cinnamomea Swamp Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This intermediate-rich black spruce - balsam fir swamp alliance is found in eastern Canada, excluding the Atlantic boreal region, and adjacent northern regions of the northeastern United States from the western Great Lakes to northern New England. It is dominated by <i>Picea mariana</i>, with <i>Abies balsamea, Betula papyrifera, Larix laricina</i>, or <i>Picea glauca</i> occasional to codominant. Northern hardwood and conifer species such as <i>Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis</i>, and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> are essentially absent. The sphagnum layer is well-developed. Ericaceous shrubs are mixed with more minerotrophic shrubs, such as <i>Alnus incana, Acer spicatum, Ilex mucronata, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i>, and <i>Ribes</i> spp. Minerotrophic herbs, such as <i>Mitella nuda</i>, fern species (<i>Dryopteris</i> spp., <i>Osmunda claytoniana, Osmunda cinnamomea, Gymnocarpium dryopteris</i>), and <i>Rubus pubescens</i> are usually present. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39041-{C2A0B814-618E-4E5A-B68B-CE5BBD7C4044}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899881 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3829
  Translated: Black Spruce - Balsam Fir / Cinnamon Fern Swamp Forest Alliance
  Common: Black Spruce - Balsam Fir Intermediate-Rich Swamp Forest
  Scientific: Picea mariana - Abies balsamea / Osmunda cinnamomea Swamp Forest Alliance