Alder on 2 sides, Euthamia graminifolia to the west, and Carex lacustris - Carex utriculata to the east. Spruce forest surrounds this area, which is a Botanical Area and protected from logging.;Flat open area with little disturbance. Seepage from uplands appears to back up behind stream levee to form this flat area. This may be wetter than normal from rain? (probably not)
Representativeness
Small patch of very wet (standing water) Scirpus - Leersia flat in open floodplain south of Big Glade. This seems representative of the way Scirpus fingers into floodplains.