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A.1455 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1455
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance, found in the glaciated north-central United States, is composed of wet, sedge-dominated communities with rich fen characteristics. Open to dense graminoids less than 1 m tall comprise the majority of the vegetation. Currently, the floristic relations between these fens are not well understood, and diagnostic species have not been identified. ~Andropogon gerardii, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex sterilis, Carex prairea, Cladium mariscoides, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Lobelia kalmii, Rhynchospora capillacea, Oligoneuron ohioense (= Solidago ohioensis), Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus)$, and ~Triglochin maritima$ are all abundant in parts of the alliance. Trees are rare, but shrubs occur in some stands. Among these ~Betula pumila, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda)$, and ~Salix$ spp. are frequent. ^This alliance is found near calcareous seeps and springs. Most sites are on flat to gently sloping ground and occur over coarse-textured glacial deposits. Peat often develops. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1228.A1455
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 SPP. SATURATED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1455
  Common: Sedge species Saturated Herbaceous Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Carex spp. Saturated Herbaceous Alliance