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Carex lasiocarpa - (Carex rostrata) - Equisetum fluviatile Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Carex lasiocarpa - (Carex rostrata) - Equisetum fluviatile Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This community is found typically on floating (or occasionally grounded) mats on the edges of lakes and streams in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Lakes and streams have low wave and current energy and seasonally flood the mat. Permanent surface pools and small hummocks with Sphagnum spp. and ericaceous shrubs may be present. The substrate is a mat of fibric to mesic peat held together by roots and rhizomes. Graminoids dominate the stand, with shrub cover typically much less than 25%. Myrica gale can be among the more common shrubs. The graminoid Carex lasiocarpa can form extensive 'lawns.' Other herbaceous species present include Carex rostrata, Eleocharis elliptica, Equisetum fluviatile, Comarum palustre (= Potentilla palustris), Rhynchospora alba, Triadenum fraseri, Utricularia intermedia, and Utricularia minor. Menyanthes trifoliata can occur at high cover, especially at the outer edge of the floating mat. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18020.CAREXLASIOCARPA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 10-Mar-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Wiregrass Sedge - (Swollen-beak Sedge) - Water Horsetail Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683112 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005229
  Scientific: Carex lasiocarpa - (Carex rostrata) - Equisetum fluviatile Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Wiregrass Sedge Shore Fen
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Carex lasiocarpa - (Carex rostrata) - Equisetum fluviatile Herbaceous Vegetation