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Carex saxatilis Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex saxatilis Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Vegetation types within this temporarily flooded, temperate or subpolar grassland alliance occur in wet meadows and margins of streams and ponds in the mountains up to timberline. Elevations range from 2400-3900 m. Sites typically are located in narrow to broad mountain meadows, usually on organic substrates, with smooth to concave surface topography. Montana sites are on rocky alpine lakeshores and streambanks and occasionally in wet alpine meadows. Soils are Histosols, especially in the wet meadow sites. Soils are typically saturated to the surface briefly during the growing season. The water table is well below the surface, thus indicating a tolerance for seasonal drying in the upper horizons. Carex saxatilis dominates a typically dense graminoid community. Carex aquatilis is commonly present and often a codominant. Pedicularis groenlandica and Caltha leptosepala are also present in most types, but cover is typically minor. Deschampsia caespitosa, Carex utriculata, Carex canescens, and Eriophorum scheuchzeri may also be present, often with only scattered occurrence. Deschampsia caespitosa is a common dominant of adjacent drier communities. Associated upland forests are dominated by Pinus contorta or Abies lasiocarpa.  Accession Code: VB.CC.17811.CAREXSAXATILIST Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Carex saxatilis Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Russet Sedge Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125242 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1357