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Dominant Vegetation Forms (Bracken and Huizer, 1993):
6% deciduous trees, 29% tall shrubs, 22% narrow-leaved emergents, 32% robust emergents and 11% submergent vegetation;
Vegetation Communities (Bracken and Huizer, 1993):
One Form
W1: submergents- Myriophyllum exalbescens, Vallisneria americana;
M2: robust emergents- Typha latifolia, Typha angustifolia;
Two Forms
W3: submergents- Elodea canadensis, Myriophyllum exalbescens, Ceratophyllum demersum; floating plants- Nymphaea odorata, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae;
M4: robust emergents- Typha angustifolia; free-floating plants- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae;
M5: robust emergents- Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia; narrow-leaved emergents- Carex utriculata;
Three Forms
W6: submergents- Ceratophyllum demersum, Elodea canadensis, Myriophyllum exalbescens; free-floating plants- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae; narrow-leaved emergents- Zizania aquatica;
M7: narrow-leaved emergents- Spartina pectinata, Phalaris arundinacea; robust emergents- Typha latifolia; ground cover- Galium spp., Campanula aparinoides;
M8: narrow-leaved emergents- Carex stricta, Calamagrostis canadensis; Spiraea alba, Cornus obliqua; ground cover- Mentha arvensis, Vicia cracca;
S1: tall shrubs- Cornus obliqua, Fraxinus pennsylvanica; narrow-leaved emergents- Carex utriculata, Carex vulpinoides; ground cover- Lysimachia ciliata, Anemone canadensis;
S2: tall shrubs- Salix petiolaris; robust emergents Typha latifolia; ground cover- Cicuta bulbifera;
Four Forms
S3: tall shrubs Salix petiolaris; robust emergents- Typha latifolia; ground cover- Equisetum hyemale, Cicuta bulbifera; mosses;
S4: tall shrubs- Salix petiolaris, Cornus obliqua; narrow-leaved emergents- Carex utriculata, grasses; ground cover- Lysimachia ciliata, Cicuta bulbifera; mosses;
S5: tall shrubs- Cornus obliqua, Cornus stolonifera; low shrubs- Cornus obliqua, Spiraea alba; narrow-leaved emergents- Carex spp.; ground cover- Onoclea sensibilis, Thelypteris palustris;
S6: deciduous trees- Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus nigra; tall shrubs- Cornus racemosa, Carpinus caroliniana; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; ground cover- Boehmeria cylindrica, Impatiens capensis;
S7: tall shrubs- Salix petiolaris, Cornus obliqua; robust emergents- Typha angustifolia, Acorus americanus; robust emergents- Carex utriculata, Carex stricta; narrow-leaved emergents- Cicuta bulbifera, Bidens cernua; free-floating plants- Lemna minor, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae;
S8: tall shrubs- Salix petiolaris; robust emergents- Typha angustifolia; narrow-leaved emergents- Carex utriculata; ground cover- Cicuta bulbifera, Polygonum amphibium; mosses;
S9: tall shrubs- Cornus obliqua, Fraxinus pennsylvanica; deciduous trees- Fraxinus pennsylvanica; narrow-leaved emergents- Carex utriculata, Carex stricta; ground cover- Impatiens capensis, Lycopus uniflorus; mosses;
S10: deciduous trees- Populus tremuloides; tall shrubs- Cornus obliqua, Populus tremuloides; narrow-leaved emergents- Carex utriculata, Carex stricta; ground cover- Lysimachia ciliata; mosses;
Six Forms
S11: deciduous trees- Salix spp.; tall shrubs- Salix spp.; robust emergents- Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia; narrow-leaved emergents- Phalaris arundinacea; ground cover- Cicuta bulbifera, Lythrum salicaria; free-floating plants- Lemna minor, Spirodela polyrhiza; submergents- Utricularia vulgaris;
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