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Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This graminoid acid seep community is found primarily in the Interior Highlands of the midwestern United States. Stands occur in acid seeps on mid to low slopes, headwaters, and terraces of small ravines. Seepage typically originates at the contact zone between acidic gravels (usually chert) and the relatively impermeable underlying bedrock (usually sandstone). Soils are saturated and highly acidic, but rarely, if ever, inundated. Soil pH ranges from 4.5-5.9. Occasionally mucks and/or peats overlay sandy loams and sandy silts. Although this community often occurs in a forested environment, it is best characterized by its herbaceous wetland obligates. The principal dominant plants are Carex crinita, Impatiens capensis, Osmunda regalis, and Osmunda cinnamomea. Dominant overstory trees include Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus alba, Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis, and Betula nigra. In Indiana, addition species include Carex lurida, Carex bromoides, Platanthera clavellata, Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa), Ilex verticillata, Polygonum arifolium, Dryopteris cristata, and Sphagnum spp.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18696.CAREXCRINITAOSM 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: Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Saturated Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Fringed Sedge - Royal Fern species / Peatmoss species Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684587 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002263   Scientific: Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Midwest Acid Seep (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation