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Plate 84.— Classification: SYSTEM Palustrine, CLASS Forested Wetland, subclass Needle-leaved Evergreen, dominance TYPE 

 Chamaecyparis thyoides, water REGIME Seasonally Flooded, WATER chemistry Fresh-Acid, SOIL Organic. Subordinate plants 

 in this Atlantic white cedar swamp include: highbush blueberry (Vaecinium corymbosum), winterberry (Ilex verticillata), red maple 

 (Acer rubrum), and peat moss (Sphagnum spp.). Low vegetation in the foreground includes leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) 

 and Virginia chain-fern (Woodwardia virginica). (Washington County, Rhode Island; July 1977; Photo by F. C. Golet) 



