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Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Herbaceous Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... 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.18021.CAREXLASIOCARPA 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 lasiocarpa Saturated Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Wiregrass Sedge Saturated Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126146 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1453