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Carex gynandra - Platanthera clavellata - Drosera rotundifolia - Carex ruthii - Carex atlantica / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Carex gynandra - Platanthera clavellata - Drosera rotundifolia - Carex ruthii - Carex atlantica / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This association accommodates sedge-dominated, seepage slopes scattered throughout the high elevations (>5000 feet) of the Southern Blue Ridge. This non-alluvial wetland is generally graminoid-dominated but may have significant coverage by trees or shrubs, especially around the edges. Particularly small examples may be completely shaded by trees in the community and in the adjacent forests. Typically this community has well-developed Sphagnum mats. Characteristic species include Carex gynandra, Carex ruthii, Carex atlantica, Carex debilis var. rudgei (= Carex flexuosa), Glyceria striata, Glyceria melicaria, Hypericum graveolens, Hypericum mitchellianum, Hypericum mutilum, Chelone lyonii, Platanthera clavellata, and Drosera rotundifolia. Occurrences of this community are surrounded by or were formerly surrounded by forests dominated by Abies fraseri and Picea rubens or by the highest northern hardwood forests (forests dominated by Fagus grandifolia, Betula alleghaniensis, and Aesculus flava). They are influenced by the high rainfall and low evaporation rates in these high mountain landscapes.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22148.CAREXGYNANDRAPL Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 14-Apr-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Carex ruthii - Carex gynandra Saturated Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Mountain Fringed Sedge - Small Green Wood Orchid - Roundleaf Sundew - Ruth's Sedge - Prickly Bog Sedge / Peatmoss species Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685203 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Carex gynandra - Platanthera clavellata - Drosera rotundifolia - Carex ruthii - Carex atlantica / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL007697   Common: Southern Blue Ridge High-Elevation Seep (Sedge Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Carex gynandra - Platanthera clavellata - Drosera rotundifolia - Carex ruthii - Carex atlantica / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation