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Upland Shrubland Communities


Upland shrublands are plant communities characterized by a shrub canopy of at least 50%.


SHRUB SWAMP


An inland, freshwater wetland, that is dominated by woody plant species less than 20 feet tall.


These swamps occur along the shores of ponds, lakes or rivers and in wet depressions and


valleys. The substrate is usually a mineral soil or muck. Seasonal fluctuations in the water


levels support a diverse flora and fauna.


Examples Include: Seton Falls (BX), Alley Pond (QU), High Rock (SI).


Recommended Plants:


Ferns


Dryopteris cristata Crested woodfern


Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern


Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon fern


Osmunda regalis Royal fern


Thelypteris palustris Marsh fern


Woodwardia areolata Netted chain fern


Graminoids


Carex annectens Yellow-fruit sedge


Carex atlantica Prickly bog sedge


Carex comosa Bottlebrush sedge


Carex crinita Fringed sedge


Carex lupulina Hop sedge


Carex lurida Shallow sedge


Carex stipata Awlfruit sedge


Carex stricta Tussock sedge


Carex vulpinoidea Fox sedge


Dulichium arundinaceum Three-way sedge


Juncus canadensis Canadian rush


Juncus effuses Soft rush


Leersia oryzoides Rice cut-grass


Rhynchospora capitellata Brownish beaksedge


Scirpus atrovirens Green bulrush


Forbs


Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed


Bidens frondosa Beggarticks


Doellingeria umbellata Flat top aster


Chelone glabra Turtlehead


Decodon verticillatus Swamp loostrife

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