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Betula pumila - Salix spp. Prairie Fen Shrubland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Betula pumila - Salix spp. Prairie Fen Shrubland
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This community type is found in the northern tallgrass prairie and adjacent prairie-forest border regions of the upper midwestern United States, where surface waters are circumneutral to somewhat alkaline and have moderate nutrient levels. It is typically found on relatively shallow peat. This community has a shrub layer with 25-70% cover, abundant herbaceous species, and sparse to abundant mosses. The most abundant shrub species are Betula pumila, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), and Salix spp. Common herbaceous species include Calamagrostis canadensis, Calamagrostis stricta, Carex aquatilis, Carex lasiocarpa, Eriophorum angustifolium, Euthamia graminifolia, Lobelia kalmii, Lycopus uniflorus, and Triadenum fraseri. Where mosses are present they are dominated by species other than Sphagnum spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22842.BETULAPUMILASAL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Bog Birch - Willow species Prairie Fen Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686868 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002189
  Scientific: Betula pumila - Salix spp. Prairie Fen Shrubland
  Common: Bog Birch - Willow Prairie Fen
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Betula pumila - Salix candida / Carex lasiocarpa - Symphyotrichum boreale Prairie Fen Shrubland