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98.03.03: Technological Change in a Coastal New England Village, 1790-1990 The Duck Creek Harbor Site, Wellfleet, ... |
 | | The Atlas defines sandplain grasslands as “grassy areas dominated by the tussock-forming bunch grasses little bluestem (Schizachyrum scoparia), and poverty grass (Danthoria spicata).” These are found only in the Upper Cape towns of Bourne, Sandwich, Barnstable, and Falmouth. |
 | | Heathlands are “open areas dominated by dense, prostrate mats of bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), fl huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata), and either beach heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) or golden heather (H. ericoides). |
 | | These are found only in the towns of Eastham and Wellfleet, at the Coast Guard Beach area and the Marconi Beach/Wildlife Management areas, respectively. |
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