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Carex oligosperma - Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Herbaceous Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Carex oligosperma - Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Herbaceous Alliance
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This alliance, found in the north-central United States and south-central Canada, is composed of weakly minerotrophic peatlands dominated by graminoids. Species diversity is intermediate between richer fens and bogs. Carex lasiocarpa and Carex oligosperma are typically dominant. Associated species include Carex chordorrhiza, Eriophorum spp., Rhynchospora alba, Scheuchzeria palustris, and Trichophorum caespitosum (= Scirpus cespitosus). Sphagnum spp. form a moderate to nearly continuous ground cover. Shrubs and small trees are common. Betula pumila, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Larix laricina, Ledum groenlandicum, Picea mariana, and Salix spp. are the most abundant. This alliance is found in depressions on deep peat (>1.0 m) that receives minimal nutrient-rich run-off from surrounding uplands. The surface water is slightly acidic. The microtopography consists of low to intermediate hummocks and hollows. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18803.CAREXOLIGOSPERM
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 oligosperma - Carex lasiocarpa Saturated Herbaceous Alliance
  Translated: Few-seed Sedge - Wiregrass Sedge Saturated Herbaceous Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125442 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1467