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Cladium mariscoides - Sanguisorba canadensis / Sphagnum subsecundum Herbaceous Vegetation |
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Name: Cladium mariscoides - Sanguisorba canadensis / Sphagnum subsecundum Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: 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>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37527.CEGL004167
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Translated: Smooth Sawgrass - Canadian Burnet / Orange Peatmoss Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Southern Appalachian Ultramafic Fen
  Scientific: Cladium mariscoides - Sanguisorba canadensis / Sphagnum subsecundum Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004167
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683960 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo