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Carex lasiocarpa - Rhynchospora alba - Scheuchzeria palustris Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Carex lasiocarpa - Rhynchospora alba - Scheuchzeria palustris Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This graminoid bog crest community type is found in northern Minnesota and adjacent Canada. Stands occur only in areas that are genuinely ombrotrophic, that is, receiving minerals only from precipitation and having a pH less than 4.1. This is a raised bog in which pool formations have developed near bog crests. Species in these bog pools are typically absent from typical habitats in raised bogs, where the water table may drop as much as 70-100 cm below the surface for a period of time. This community is dominated by sedges, cottongrasses, and Sphagnum spp. Scattered and stunted trees may be found in this community, but their canopy never covers more than 30%. The most abundant species are Carex lasiocarpa, Carex limosa and Scheuchzeria palustris. The presence of Rhynchospora alba and Sphagnum cuspidatum and the maritime species Utricularia cornuta also characterize this community. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22104.CAREXLASIOCARPA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Wiregrass Sedge - Northern White Beaksedge - Rannoch-rush Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686123 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002501
  Scientific: Carex lasiocarpa - Rhynchospora alba - Scheuchzeria palustris Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Open Schlenke Bog
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Carex lasiocarpa - Rhynchospora alba - Scheuchzeria palustris Herbaceous Vegetation