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Carex praegracilis Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex praegracilis Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Vegetation types within this seasonally flooded, temperate or subpolar grassland alliance occur in wet meadows and moist swales and adjacent to seeps, springs, and stream channels in the mountains and shortgrass prairie. Elevations range from 1300-2400 m. Sites range from wet meadows that are often alkaline to peat-accumulating fens. The majority of the sites are relatively flat (1-4% slope). Soils are variable. Some sites have fairly deep soils that range from heavy clays to sandy clay loams with mottling. Sites near seeps or springs have peaty soils, up to 60 cm deep. Surface water is typically present for extended periods well into the growing season. The water table is usually near the soil surface. Carex praegracilis dominates the graminoid stratum with up to 100% cover. Stands on drier sites form narrow bands with 25-30% cover. Other graminoid species include Calamagrostis stricta, Carex aquatilis, Carex simulata, Carex utriculata, Deschampsia caespitosa, Eleocharis palustris, and Juncus balticus. The forb stratum is present with up to 30% cover; species include Cicuta douglasii and Senecio hydrophilus. Adjacent vegetation includes patches of Carex nebrascensis and Pascopyrum smithii (= Agropyron smithii) on the prairie and Salix spp. shrublands in the mountains.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19419.CAREXPRAEGRACIL 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 praegracilis Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Clustered Field Sedge Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126203 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1419