rare plant communities in canaan valley, west virginia
rare plant communities in canaan valley, west virginia
rare plant communities in canaan valley, west virginia
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Table 2. Plant <strong>communities</strong> cited <strong>in</strong> studiesof six high-elevation wetlands <strong>in</strong> the AlleghenyMounta<strong>in</strong> region of West Virg<strong>in</strong>ia. See text for study citations.CanaanValleyCranesvilleSwampCranberryGladesBig RunBogCuppRunForest CommunitiesMixed Conifer-Hardwood P P P P P PPicea rubens P P P PAbies-Picea-TsugaPLarix-Picea-TsugaPMixed conifer-Frax<strong>in</strong>us-Betula P PTsuga canadensis Swamp P P P PPopulus tremuloides GrovePShrub CommunitiesAlnus <strong>in</strong>cana Tall Shrub Thicket P P P P PSpiraea Tall Shrub Thicket P P PVacc<strong>in</strong>ium-Phot<strong>in</strong>ia Low Shrub Thicket P P P PHypericum Low Shrub Thicket P P P P PViburnum-Phot<strong>in</strong>ia Low Shrub Thicket P P P P P PSalix Thicket P PLaurelRunHerbaceous CommunitiesSphagnum-Carex Bog P P P P P PSphagnum-Glyceria-Carex BogPSphagnum-Eriophorum Bog P PSphagnum-Rhynchospora Bog P PSphagnum-Dulichium Bog P PPolytrichium-Solidago-Rubus Bog P P P PPolytrichium-Eriophorum Bog P P PPolytrichium-Carex-Juncus Bog P P PPolytrichium-Solidago-Eriophorum Bog P PMixed Gram<strong>in</strong>oid Forb MeadowPJuncus-Carex wet MeadowPCalamagrostis canadensis wet Meadow PTypha-Osmunda Meadow P P P PTypha Marsh P PLeersia Marsh P P P P P PTotals 26 17 11 12 8 1013