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Plate 55.-Classification: system Palustrine, CLASS Moss-Lichen Wetland, SUBCLASS Moss, water regime Saturated, water 

 chemistry Fresh-Acid, soil Organic. The dominant plant is peat moss (Sphagnum spp.). Subordinate plants include reindeer 

 moss (Cladina spp.), leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata), crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), and cottongrass (Eriophorum spp.). 

 (Campobello Island International Park, Maine-Canada; June 1976; Photo by V. Carter) 



