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A.1439 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1439
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance, found in the midwestern United States, is characterized by graminoid-dominated sinkholes. Vegetation composition and cover can be variable, depending on yearly and seasonal fluctuations in water depth. Typical dominants include ~Carex comosa, Carex decomposita, Glyceria acutiflora, Dulichium arundinaceum, Nuphar lutea, Scirpus$ spp., and ~Wolffia brasiliensis$. Shrubs, especially ~Cephalanthus occidentalis$, are sometimes present. ^Stands of this alliance are found in sinkholes and depressions of terraces and broad, level uplands, often in karst topography. The soils are very poorly drained, and surface water may be present for much of the growing season. Soils are deep peats or mucks, or sometimes mineral. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1215.A1439
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: V.A.5.N.l
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Code: A.1439
  Scientific: CAREX COMOSA - (CAREX DECOMPOSITA) SEMIPERMANENTLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
  Common: Comosa Sedge - (Decomposite Sedge) Semipermanently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Carex comosa - (Carex decomposita) Semipermanently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance