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Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This type is found in the northern regions of the Great Lakes in the United States. Stands occur on toeslopes, where constant seepage creates saturated clay soils. Substrate is neither mucky not peaty. Stands are often shaded (up to 90% cover) by adjacent forest types, including Tsuga canadensis- and Acer saccharum-dominated stands. Trees rarely occur in the seepage zone itself, which can be as much as 30 m wide. Characteristic plants include Equisetum scirpoides (often dominant) and Impatiens pallida. Other species in northern Wisconsin include Cypripedium reginae, Cypripedium parviflorum, Equisetum arvense and, rarely, Parnassia palustris and Parnassia glauca. In southeastern Wisconsin, common species include Gentianopsis virgata (= Gentianopsis procera), Oligoneuron ohioense (= Solidago ohioensis), and Triantha glutinosa (= Tofieldia glutinosa). Other fen plants may also occur. Epipactis helleborine is a common exotic orchid.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22016.CLAYSEEPSSPARSE 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: Clay Slopes Sparsely Vegetated Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation   Common: Clay Seeps   Scientific: Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686112 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005163 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation