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Betula pumila - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum alpinum Shrubland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Betula pumila - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum alpinum Shrubland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This extremely rich boreal shrub fen community is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and probably elsewhere in central Canada. Stands occur in water tracks of large peatlands. Water pH is slightly acid to circumneutral (5.8-7.8). Shrubs dominate the stand, covering at least 25% of the area. Dominants include Betula pumila, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Salix spp. (including Salix pedicellaris). Scrubby forms of the tree species Thuja occidentalis and Larix laricina often occur with the shrubs on the hummocks. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs include Andromeda polifolia, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Vaccinium oxycoccos and others. The herbaceous layer is dominated by Carex lasiocarpa, Carex buxbaumii, Carex livida, and Calamagrostis stricta. Other graminoids include Trichophorum alpinum (= Scirpus hudsonianus), Carex interior and Carex limosa.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18486.BETULAPUMILADAS Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Betula pumila - (Salix spp.) Saturated Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Bog Birch - Shrubby-cinquefoil / Wiregrass Sedge - Alpine Cotton-grass Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683283 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002495   Scientific: Betula pumila - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum alpinum Shrubland   Common: Bog Birch - Shrubby-cinquefoil Rich Boreal Fen (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Betula pumila - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum alpinum Shrubland