Wetland. Picea mariana - Vaccinium vitis-idaea - Sphagnum spp. : black spruce - lingonberry - peat mosses - épinette noire - airelle rouge - sphaignes / L. Allen, J. Archibald, K. Baldwin, K. Chapman,...: Fo12-45/112E-PDF

"CNVC00112 is a boreal wetland coniferous woodland Association that ranges from British Columbia to Ontario. It has an open tree layer of stunted (usually < 10m height), narrow-crowned black spruce (Picea mariana). The understory is species poor, with a preponderance of ericaceous species. The well-developed to dense shrub layer comprises abundant common Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum) and black spruce of various ages"--Page 1.

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Department/Agency Canadian National Vegetation Classification.
Canada. Natural Resources Canada, issuing body
Title Wetland. Picea mariana - Vaccinium vitis-idaea - Sphagnum spp. : black spruce - lingonberry - peat mosses - épinette noire - airelle rouge - sphaignes / L. Allen, J. Archibald, K. Baldwin, K. Chapman, W. MacKenzie, M. McLaughlan, D. Meidinger, P. Uhlig, M. Wester, D. Downing.
Variant title Picea mariana / Vaccinium vitis-idaea / Sphagnum spp. CNVC00112
Series title Canadian national vegetation classification (CNVC) = Classification nationale de la végétation du Canada (CNVC) ; CNVC00112
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-15).
Publishing information Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario : Canadian National Vegetation Classification, December 2016.
©2016
Author / Contributor Allen, L., author.
Description 1 online resource (15 pages) : photographs, maps.
Catalogue number
  • Fo12-45/112E-PDF
Subject terms Plant anatomy -- Canada.
Vegetation classification -- Canada.
Plant ecology -- Canada.
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