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Juncus balticus - Carex stricta - Lythrum alatum var. alatum Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juncus balticus - Carex stricta - Lythrum alatum var. alatum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This calcareous, herbaceous community is currently documented from three sites in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The type occurs in saturated areas on level alluvium with somewhat poorly to poorly drained soils. Vegetation is a graminoid-dominated wetland with <1% cover of woody plants in high-quality stands. Key species include Carex tetanica, Carex prairea, Carex interior, Carex suberecta, Carex emoryi, Eleocharis erythropoda, Hierochloe odorata (= ssp. odorata), Lysimachia quadriflora, Pycnanthemum virginianum, and Juncus balticus var. littoralis. A similar type may also occur in the midwestern United States. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25486.JUNCUSBALTICUSC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Rigid Sedge - Prairie Sedge - Bald Spikerush - Four-flowered Loosestrife Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687910 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006170
  Scientific: Carex tetanica - Carex prairea - Eleocharis erythropoda - Lysimachia quadriflora Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Shenandoah Valley Wet Prairie
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Carex tetanica - Carex prairea - Eleocharis erythropoda - Lysimachia quadriflora Herbaceous Vegetation