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A.1453 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1453
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance, concentrated in the north-central United States and adjacent Canada, is composed of rich and moderately rich fens. The vegetation is dominated by sedges, with ericaceous shrubs, small trees, and forbs also common. ~Carex lasiocarpa$ is a characteristic dominant in many stands. Other characteristic and often abundant graminoids include ~Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex aquatilis, Carex buxbaumii, Rhynchospora capillacea$, and ~Trichophorum caespitosum (= Scirpus cespitosus)$. Typical shrubs include ~Andromeda polifolia, Betula pumila, Kalmia polifolia, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda)$, and ~Vaccinium oxycoccos$. Small ~Larix laricina$ and ~Picea mariana$ are also common. Forbs that can occur in stands of this alliance include ~Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Lobelia kalmii, Menyanthes trifoliata, Comarum palustre (= Potentilla palustris), Sarracenia purpurea$, and ~Utricularia$ spp. ~Decodon verticillatus$ is common in southern stands of this alliance. ~Sphagnum$ spp. form a nearly continuous ground layer. ^This alliance is found on shallow to deep peat, often in areas of calcareous groundwater. Some stands occur on floating peat mats. The groundwater is slightly acidic to circumneutral and minerotrophic to moderately minerotrophic. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1227.A1453
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.m
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: CAREX LASIOCARPA SATURATED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1453
  Common: Wiregrass Sedge Saturated Herbaceous Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Herbaceous Alliance