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Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex oligosperma / Sphagnum spp. Dwarf-shrubland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex oligosperma / Sphagnum spp. Dwarf-shrubland
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This intermittent wetland shrub community is found near the western and central Great Lakes along lakeshores or in depressions. It usually occurs on sandy glacial lakeplains and outwash plains. Soils range from loamy sand and peaty sand to peaty muck and are strongly acid to very strongly acid. The water level fluctuates seasonally and from year to year. This wetland is dominated by herbs, or by herbs and shrubs. Chamaedaphne calyculata is a short shrub which is present in this community. Herbaceous species present include Carex oligosperma and Juncus spp., and in some places, Calamagrostis canadensis, Calamagrostis stricta, Eleocharis olivacea, Eleocharis robbinsii, and Phalaris arundinacea. The nonvascular layer contains some Sphagnum spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19102.CHAMAEDAPHNECAL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Leatherleaf / Few-seed Sedge / Peatmoss species Dwarf-shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684360 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005091
  Scientific: Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex oligosperma / Sphagnum spp. Dwarf-shrubland
  Common: Great Lakes Leatherleaf Intermittent Wetland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Chamaedaphne calyculata / Carex oligosperma / Sphagnum spp. Dwarf-shrubland