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Classification
Scientific Name: North-Central Appalachian Seepage Fen
Unique Identifier: CES202.607
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Summary: This system is found in scattered locations in the Central Appalachians and eastern Great Lakes regions. Mostly non-forested, these open fens develop on shallow to deep peat over a sloping substrate, where seepage waters provide nutrients. Conditions are often circumneutral to alkaline. Sedges are the major dominants. Packera aurea, Symplocarpus foetidus, and Lobelia kalmii are among the characteristic forbs. Some of these areas are kept open by grazing, and succession to shrublands may occur in the absence of disturbance.
Classification Approach: International Terrestrial Ecological Systems Classification (ITESC)
| Similar Ecological Systems |
| Unique Identifier |
Name |
| CES202.317 |
Southern Appalachian Seepage Wetland |
| CES202.346 |
Interior Low Plateau Seepage Fen |
| CES202.458 |
Southern Ridge and Valley Seepage Fen |
| Component Associations |
| Association Unique ID |
Association Name |
| CEGL002385 |
Symplocarpus foetidus - Mixed Forbs Seep |
| CEGL005140 |
Dasiphora fruticosa / Carex interior - Carex flava - Sarracenia purpurea Fen |
| CEGL006101 |
Deschampsia cespitosa - Claytonia virginica var. hammondiae Seepage Meadow |
| CEGL006103 |
Morella pensylvanica - Dasiphora fruticosa / Carex sterilis - Carex flava Fen |
| CEGL006123 |
Cornus racemosa / Carex (sterilis, aquatilis, lacustris) Fen |
| CEGL006326 |
Dasiphora fruticosa / Carex (sterilis, hystericina, flava) Fen |
| CEGL006357 |
Juniperus virginiana / Dasiphora fruticosa / Carex flava - Carex tetanica Fen |
| CEGL006359 |
Cornus amomum - Salix candida / Dasiphora fruticosa / Carex stricta Fen |
| CEGL006360 |
Betula pumila - Toxicodendron vernix - Dasiphora fruticosa Fen |
| CEGL006367 |
Juniperus virginiana / Betula pumila / Carex sterilis - Oligoneuron rigidum Fen |
| CEGL006549 |
Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum spp. Fen |
| CEGL008408 |
Alnus serrulata - Lindera benzoin / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis - Carex tetanica Seepage Shrubland |
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Classifiers |
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Land Cover Class: Herbaceous Wetland
Spatial Pattern: Small patch
Natural/Seminatural: No
Vegetated ( > 10% vascular cover):
Upland: No
Wetland: Yes
Isolated Wetland: Partially Isolated
| Diagnostic Classifiers |
| Primary Classifier |
Secondary Classifier |
| Herbaceous |
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| Seepage-Fed Sloping |
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| Non-diagnostic Classifiers |
| Primary Classifier |
Secondary Classifier |
| Lowland |
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| Shrubland (Shrub-dominated) |
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| Temperate |
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| Isolated Wetland |
Partially Isolated
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| Circumneutral Water |
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| 1-29-day hydroperiod |
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| Short (50-100 yrs) Persistence |
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| At-Risk Species Reported for this Ecological System |
Scientific Name
(Common Name) |
NatureServe Global Status |
U.S. Endangered Species Act Status |
Carex schweinitzii
(Schweinitz's Sedge)
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G3G4 |
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Carex sp. 2
(Fen Sedge)
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G1 |
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Chelone cuthbertii
(Cuthbert's Turtlehead)
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G3 |
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Glyptemys muhlenbergii
(Bog Turtle)
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G2G3 |
LT, SAT: Listed threatened,listed threatened because of similar appearance (new)
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Neonympha mitchellii
(Mitchell's Satyr)
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G2 |
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Parnassia grandifolia
(Largeleaf Grass-of-Parnassus)
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G3 |
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Poa paludigena
(Bog Bluegrass)
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G3G4 |
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Vegetation Composition (incomplete)
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| Species Name |
Rounded Global Status |
Growth
Form |
Stratum |
Char-
acter-
istic |
Domi-nant |
Con-stant |
Cover Class % |
Con-
stancy
%
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| Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda |
T5 |
Broad-leaved evergreen shrub |
Shrub/sapling (tall & short) |
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| Betula pumila |
G5 |
Broad-leaved deciduous shrub |
Tall shrub/sapling |
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| Lobelia kalmii |
G5 |
Flowering forb |
Herb (field) |
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| Packera aurea |
G5 |
Flowering forb |
Herb (field) |
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| Symplocarpus foetidus |
G5 |
Flowering forb |
Herb (field) |
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| Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis |
T5 |
Fern (Spore-bearing forb) |
Herb (field) |
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| Carex flava |
G5 |
Graminoid |
Herb (field) |
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| Deschampsia caespitosa |
G5 |
Graminoid |
Herb (field) |
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| Animal Species Reported for this Ecological System |
Scientific Name
(Common Name) |
Global Status |
U.S. Endangered Species Act Status |
Charact-
eristic |
Exotic |
Condylura cristata
(Star-nosed Mole)
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G5 |
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Glyptemys muhlenbergii
(Bog Turtle)
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G2G3 |
LT, SAT: Listed threatened,listed threatened because of similar appearance (new)
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Neonympha mitchellii
(Mitchell's Satyr)
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G2 |
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Storeria occipitomaculata
(Red-bellied Snake)
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G5 |
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Synaptomys cooperi
(Southern Bog Lemming)
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G5 |
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Tachopteryx thoreyi
(Gray Petaltail)
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G4 |
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Distribution |
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Nation: United States
United States Distribution: CT, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT, WV
Global Range: This system is found in scattered locations from central New England and New York west to Lake Erie and south to West Virginia and western Virginia (Central Appalachians ecoregion).
| Biogeographic Divisions |
| Division Code and Name |
Primary |
Occurrence Status |
| 202-Central Interior and Appalachian |
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C: Confident or certain
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| The
Nature Conservancy's Conservation Ecoregions |
| Code |
Name |
Occurrence Status |
| 45 |
North Central Tillplain |
Predicted or probable
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| 48 |
Great Lakes |
Predicted or probable
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| 49 |
Western Allegheny Plateau |
Confident or certain
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| 59 |
Central Appalachian Forest |
Confident or certain
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| 60 |
High Allegheny Plateau |
Confident or certain
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| 61 |
Lower New England / Northern Piedmont |
Confident or certain
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| MRLC 2000 Mapzones |
| Code |
Name |
Occurrence Status |
| 53 |
Appalachia |
Confident or certain
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| 57 |
Southern Appalachia |
Never was there
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| 59 |
Northeastern Piedmont |
Never was there
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| 60 |
Chesapeake Bay |
Never was there
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| 61 |
Northern Appalachia |
Confident or certain
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| 62 |
Allegheny Plateau |
Confident or certain
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| 63 |
Finger Lakes |
Predicted or probable
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| 64 |
Northeastern Highlands |
Confident or certain
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| 65 |
Connecticut River Basin and Highlands |
Confident or certain
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National Mapping |
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ESLF Code (Ecological System Lifeform): 9232
West Landfire Legend: No
East Landfire Legend: No
Authors/Contributors |
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Element Description Edition Date: 20Aug2015
Element Description Author(s): S.C. Gawler and M. Pyne
Ecological data developed by NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs
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- Comer, P., D. Faber-Langendoen, R. Evans, S. Gawler, C. Josse, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, K. Snow, J. Teague, and R. White. 2003-present. Ecological systems of the United States: A working classification of U.S. terrestrial systems. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.
- Edinger, G. J., D. J. Evans, S. Gebauer, T. G. Howard, D. M. Hunt, and A. M. Olivero, editors. 2014a. Ecological communities of New York state. Second edition. A revised and expanded edition of Carol Reschke's ecological communities of New York state. New York Natural Heritage Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY.
- Sperduto, D. D., and W. F. Nichols. 2004. Natural communities of New Hampshire: A guide and classification. New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau, DRED Division of Forests and Lands, Concord. 242 pp.
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