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Plate 51.— Classification: system Palustrine, CLASS Scrub-Shrub, subclass Broad-leaved Evergreen, water regime 

 Saturated, water chemistry Fresh-Acid, SOIL Sphagnofibrist. The dominant plants are Labrador tea (Ledum groen- 

 landicum), sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia), and leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata). Subordinate species include peat 

 moss {Sphagnum spp.), crowberry {Empetrum nigrum), cloudberry {Rubus chamaemorus), and black spruce (Picea mariana). 

 (Washington County, Maine; June 1976) 



