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And whut he wants is in teh mariana trench basement.
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Scattered glades composed of sphagnum moss, black spruce (Picea mariana), and tamarack (Larix laricina) also occurred.
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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Glades, including Cranberry Glades northwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, occur in highland bowls that trap cold air and have restricted water drainage; sphagnum moss, black spruce (Picea mariana), and tamarack (Larix laricina) grow here (Raitz and others, 1984, p. 70).
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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Poorly drained sites are usually covered with sedges (Carex spp.), willow (Salix spp.), some black spruce (P. mariana), and tamarack (Larix laricina).
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The boreal forest in this bioregion is characterized by a mix of balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and black spruce (Picea mariana).
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Poorly drained areas support dense sedge (Carex spp.), moss, and lichen covers, and the raised beaches present a striking pattern of successive black spruce-covered (Picea mariana) ridges alternating with depressional bogs and fens.
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Forests of this ecoregion are dominated by stands of black spruce (Picea mariana) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana), with a shrub layer of ericaceous shrubs (Ericaceae) and a ground cover of moss and lichens.
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Typical species include lodgepole pine Pinus contorta, which rapidly colonises after fire, and aspen; black spruce Picea mariana is occasionally found along these river valleys.
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