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Acid Peatlands: Northern Shrub/Graminoid Bogs and Poor Fens Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex oligosperma - Eriophorum virginicum Dwarf-shrubland Leatherleaf / Few-seed Sedge - Tawny Cottongrass Dwarf-shrubland Leatherleaf Kettle Bog CEGL005092 DESCRIPTION: The vegetation is dominated by low shrubs, at least 25% cover, and a continuous covering of sphagnum moss. Herbaceous cover is variable, and tree cover is less than 10%. The dominant shrub is Chamaedaphne calyculata, with associates of Andromeda polifolia, Betula pumila, Gaylussacia baccata, Nemopanthus mucronatus, Vaccinium oxycoccos, and Vaccinium macrocarpon. Characteristic herbaceous species include Calopogon tuberosus (= Calopogon pulchellus), Carex oligosperma, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Eriophorum virginicum, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Rhynchospora alba, Sarracenia purpurea, and Woodwardia virginica. In stands in Ohio, Carex atlantica, Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Dulichium arundinaceum, Juncus canadensis, and Triadenum virginicum may be found. Scattered trees may be present, including Larix laricina and Picea mariana (Curtis 1959, White and Madany 1978, Homoya et al. 1985, Chapman et al. 1989, Anderson 1996, Bakowsky and Lee 1996). Stands are found in kettle lakes associated with kettle-kame-end moraine topography. In Michigan it is also reported on pitted outwash (Chapman et al. 1989). Soils are saturated peat, with acidity somewhat reduced by slightly alkaline lakewater and groundwater influences, suggestive of a "poor fen" hydrology (Curtis 1959, White and Madany 1978, Homoya et al. 1985, Chapman et al. 1989, Anderson 1996). COMMENTS: 2, MCS. Type may be very similar to the more northern leatherleaf poor fen type Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex oligosperma / Sphagnum spp. Poor Fen Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL005277). In Ontario this type represents glaciated kettle bogs in extreme southern Ontario. Schneider and Cochrane (1997) summarize current stand conditions in Ohio. Examples of the "Sphagnum bog" type in Ohio are very small (
Acid Peatlands: Northern Shrub/Graminoid Bogs and Poor Fens Vaccinium corymbosum - Gaylussacia baccata - Photinia melanocarpa / Calla palustris Shrubland Highbush Blueberry - Black Huckleberry - Black Chokeberry / Water Arum Shrubland Highbush Blueberry Poor Fen CEGL005085 DESCRIPTION: The dominant shrub is usually Vaccinium corymbosum. Other associated shrubs include Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa), Gaylussacia baccata, Ilex verticillata, and Nemopanthus mucronatus. Characteristic herbs include Calla palustris, Carex trisperma, Osmunda cinnamomea, Sarracenia purpurea, and Maianthemum trifolium (= Smilacina trifolia). Characteristic peat mosses include Sphagnum centrale, Sphagnum fimbriatum, Sphagnum magellanicum, and Sphagnum capillifolium (= Sphagnum nemoreum). Stunted trees, including Acer rubrum, may be present at a low density and less than 25% cover. (Reschke 1990, Anderson 1996). In Ohio, this community forms open stands in zones or patches in fens and bogs, or sometimes cover the entire area. The water is usually nutrient poor and acidic (Reschke 1990). COMMENTS: 3, MCS. This type is considered a poor fen/bog in Ohio. Characteristics in Michigan and Ontario need to be determined. As of August 1998, all New York EOs are tracked as Vaccinium corymbosum / Sphagnum spp. Shrubland (CEGL006190), but it probably makes sense to only include southeastern New York (including Catskills) and Lower New England with CEGL006190, where Rhododendron viscosum can be a codominant and Rhododendron canadense is sometimes present. This association (CEGL005085) then can be extended to western (and northern) New York and adjacent Ontario and Quebec. CONSERVATION RANK: G2G3. Status is dependent on how the community is defined. If this community is restricted to the eastern parts of the Great Lakes basin, then it has fewer than 50 occurrences in Indiana, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, New York, and possibly Michigan. If this is the same community as in the ECS classification (Vaccinium corymbosum / Sphagnum spp. shrubland), then it is more widespread and there are probably over 100 occurrences. DISTRIBUTION: This highbush blueberry community is a weakly minerotrophic peatland found in the midwestern and northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ranging from Indiana east through Ohio and Ontario, perhaps to western New York. USFS ECOREGIONS: 221Fa:CCC, 221Fc:CCC, 222Ie:CCC, 222Jc:CCC, 222Jh:CCC, 222Ji:CCC, M221: CONSERVATION REGIONS: 45:C, 48:C, 49:C STATES: IN MI NY OH PROVINCES: ON MIDWEST HERITAGE SYNONYMY: IN circumneutral bog + MI no state equivalent OH tall shrub bog = OTHER SYNONYMY: USNVC HIERARCHY: VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM SATURATED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE (III.B.2.N.g) PLANT COMMUNITIES OF THE MIDWEST – 2001. APPENDIX: ASSOCIATION DESCRIPTIONS 35
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS APPENDIX: PLANT COMMUNITY
Page 5 and 6: OVERVIEW APPENDIX: PLANT COMMUNITY
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Shoreline Sand/Mud Strands, Beaches
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Sphagnum wulfianum, Sphagnum warnst
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Shoreline Sand/Mud Strands, Beaches
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Rocky Shores: Great Lakes Alkaline
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Rocky Shores: Appalachian Highlands
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Rocky Uplands (Glades, Rock Barrens
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DISTRIBUTION: This limestone glade
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DISTRIBUTION: This graminoid shale
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Cliffs, Talus, Buttes and Badlands:
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Forests and Woodlands: Midwestern D
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Forests and Woodlands: Appalachian
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Savannas and Non-Rock Barrens: Midw
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