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Alnus rhombifolia Association
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accession code:
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTED
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Sambucus nigra Association
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accession code:
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTED
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Comm #3221
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ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA INTERMITTENTLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
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accession code: VB.cc.29863.ARTEMISIATRIDEN
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NVC 2004 |
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Comm #3222
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HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
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accession code: VB.cc.30425.HERBACEOUSALLIA
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NVC 2004 |
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Comm #3223
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NY Heritage: Pine barrens vernal pond
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accession code: VB.CC.28593.NYHERITAGEPINEB
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Ecological Communities of New York, 2nd Ed. |
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A seasonally fluctuating, groundwater-fed pond and associated wetland that typically occur in pine barrens. Examples are primarily known from inland pine barrens settings, such as the Albany Pine Bush, but may also occur on the coastal plain. Within the pine barren landscape, this community forms in low kettlehole depressions or in swales between forested dunes. The water is intermittent, typically vernally ponded, and circumneutral. The substrate is coarse sand, however, development of a shallow floating peat layer is common . These ponds and wetlands may be small. A split into pine barrens vernal wetland (or pine barrens vernal pondshore) and pine barrens vernal pond (a lacustrine community) may be warranted and is being evaluated.
Well-developed examples of this community may consist of about four physiognomic zones. Ponds are characterized by submergent aquatic plants such as pondweeds (Potamogeton spp.). Surrounding ponds are typically a zone of emergent aquatic plants dominated by graminoids and herbs. Sedges such as Carex canescens, three three-way sedge (Dulichium arundinaceum), and woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus) and soft rush (Juncus effusus) may be dominant in this zone. Other herbs include tussock sedge (Carex stricta), marsh St. John=s-wort (Triadenum virginicum), cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris), and Virginia chain fern (Woodwardia virginica). Characteristic mosses include include Sphagnum recurvum and S. fallax.
Some of these sites are ringed by a zone of low shrubs. Characteristic shrubs include scattered highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), winterberry (Ilex verticillata) and patches of leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata). Other shrubs include buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata), mountain holly (Nemopanthus mucronatus), and meadow sweet (Spiraea alba var. latifolia). Stunted trees may be present on hummocks within the wetland or surround the wetland; characteristic trees include red maple (Acer rubrum), gray birch (Betula populifolia), pitch pine (Pinus rigida), and quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides).
Amphibians that may be found in pine barrens vernal ponds include frogs such as eastern American toad (Bufo americanus), northern spring peeper (Pseudoacris crucifer), green frog (Rana clamitans melanota), and wood frog (Rana sylvatica). Less frequently occurring amphibians include eastern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii), Fowler=s toad (Bufo fowleri), and Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum). Reptiles that may be found include spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) and common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) (Hunsinger 1999). Birds that may be found include red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) and common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas). Characteristic macroinvertebrates may include beetles (Coleoptera), Lepidoptera and water striders (Gerris spp.). These ponds are too small and emphemeral to support fish populations. |
Comm #3224
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ARISTIDA HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
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accession code: VB.cc.29833.ARISTIDAHERBACE
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NVC 2004 |
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Comm #3225
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ABIES CONCOLOR - POPULUS TREMULOIDES SEASONALLY FLOODED WOODLAND ALLIANCE
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accession code: VB.cc.29784.ABIESCONCOLORPO
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NVC 2004 |
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Comm #3226
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Cladium mariscoides - Sanguisorba canadensis / Sphagnum subsecundum Herbaceous Vegetation
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accession code: VB.CC.37527.CEGL004167
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This community is dominated by wetland graminoid species, less than 1 m tall, with <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. and other bryophytes predominant beneath the herbaceous stratum. It is found on flat to gently sloping terrain at around 1280 m (4200 feet) elevation and is associated with shallow, organic-rich, mineral soils occurring over mafic bedrock (amphibolite). These soils are kept semipermanently to permanently saturated by mineral-rich, circumneutral waters from upslope seepage areas. This community is known from one site in Ashe County, North Carolina. Similar communities may occur in Virginia and West Virginia. Dominant species vary spatially with the amount of seepage and type of substrate, but typical dominants include <i>Cladium mariscoides, Carex stricta, Carex buxbaumii, Helenium autumnale, Juncus subcaudatus, Muhlenbergia glomerata, Parnassia grandifolia, Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora capitellata, Sanguisorba canadensis, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Solidago uliginosa</i>. Ferns (<i>Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Osmunda cinnamomea</i>) may be abundant in some areas and occasional woody shrubs (<i>Alnus serrulata, Kalmia latifolia, Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium stamineum</i>) may occur around the margins of this community. Typical mosses include <i>Sphagnum subsecundum, Sphagnum bartlettianum, Rhytidium rugosum</i>, and <i>Campylium stellatum</i>. Other characteristic species include <i>Triantha glutinosa (= Tofieldia glutinosa)</i>. |
Comm #3227
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Quercus alba - Carya tomentosa / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum West Gulf Coastal Plain Forest
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accession code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36480-{AC050C05-1018-4B4A-9AA4-1EAD96D2A691}
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NatureServe Biotics 2019 |
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This acidic hardwood forest dominated by <i>Quercus alba</i> occurs west of the Mississippi River in the Upper West and West Gulf coastal plains. It occurs in dry-mesic habitats, similar to, but slightly drier than areas which support <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. Pines (<i>Pinus taeda, Pinus echinata</i>) may be occasional, but if significant amounts are present they would be accommodated under other associations. Various other hardwood species are present, including <i>Carya tomentosa, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. A thick shrub layer may be present, dominated by <i>Ilex vomitoria</i>. Herbaceous species are infrequent and not diagnostic of this type. |
Comm #3228
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IRRIGATED CROPLAND CORN
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accession code: VB.cc.30070.IRRIGATEDCROPLA
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NVC 2004 |
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