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Carex (rostrata, utriculata) Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex (rostrata, utriculata) Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance is found in the upper midwestern United States and most western states as well as several Canadian provinces. Stands usually occur on wet mineral soil, muck, or shallow peat (<0.5 m). Standing water (generally stagnant) is present in the spring and after heavy rains, but the water table is generally below the surface for most of the growing season. This permits the breakdown of dead organic matter and the release of nutrients. Where stands are found along stream courses or lake margins, water levels may be more constant relative to stands in depressions or basins. This vegetation is dominated by tall wider-leaved sedges, with a mixture of forbs. Typical dominants include Carex rostrata or Carex utriculata (= Carex rostrata var. utriculata), as well as Carex vesicaria. Further study is needed to clarify the floristic characteristics of this alliance.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19955.CAREXROSTRATAUT 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 (rostrata, utriculata) Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: (Swollen-beak Sedge, Beaked Sedge) Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126164 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1403