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Plate 55.— Classification: system Palustrine, CLASS Forested Wetland, SUBCLASS Needle-leaved Evergreen, water regime 

 Seasonally Flooded, water CHEMISTRY Fresh-Acid, SOIL Organic. The dominant plant is Atlantic white cedar (Chamae- 

 cyparis thyoides). Subordinate plants include highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), peat moss (Sphagnum spp.), 

 winterberry {Ilex verticillata), and red maple {Acer rubrum). Low vegetation in the foreground includes leatherleaf (Chamae- 

 daphne calyculata) and Virginia chain-fern {Woodwardia virginiea). (Washington County, Rhode Island; July 1977) 



