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A.1467 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1467
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance, found in the north-central United States and south-central Canada, is composed of weakly minerotrophic peatlands dominated by graminoids. Species diversity is intermediate between richer fens and bogs. ~Carex lasiocarpa$ and ~Carex oligosperma$ are typically dominant. Associated species include ~Carex chordorrhiza, Eriophorum$ spp., ~Rhynchospora alba, Scheuchzeria palustris$, and ~Trichophorum caespitosum (= Scirpus cespitosus)$. ~Sphagnum$ spp. form a moderate to nearly continuous ground cover. Shrubs and small trees are common. ~Betula pumila, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Larix laricina, Ledum groenlandicum, Picea mariana$, and ~Salix$ spp. are the most abundant. ^This alliance is found in depressions on deep peat (>1.0 m) that receives minimal nutrient-rich run-off from surrounding uplands. The surface water is slightly acidic. The microtopography consists of low to intermediate hummocks and hollows. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1239.A1467
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 OLIGOSPERMA - CAREX LASIOCARPA SATURATED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1467
  Common: Few-seed Sedge - Wiregrass Sedge Saturated Herbaceous Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Carex oligosperma - Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Herbaceous Alliance