The plot is downslope of Carex lacustris and Populus tremuloides stand and upslope from a Typha stand. Excellent context in protected wildlife refuge. Hypericum densiflorum upland on one side of plot.;Dense Scirpus stand just downslope of a Carex lacustris stand. It lies in a seepage area that has some standing water.
Representativeness
Dense stand of Scirpus that is of comparable size to other large Scirpus stands. Seepage setting is also typical, with some shallow standing water.