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Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs in poor fens (also known as bogs) in the outer coastal lowlands of Washington and British Columbia. It occurs in topographic basins or on flat terraces adjacent to very slow-moving streams. Soils are saturated year-round, seasonally flooded in winter, and composed of sphagnum and fibrous peat. The lush species-poor vegetation is dominated by tall, dense sedges (usually 0.5-1.0 m tall), primarily Carex utriculata, and secondarily and less consistently by Carex aquatilis var. dives. The forb Sanguisorba officinalis is usually present and can be codominant. Sphagnum spp. are abundant (>25% cover). The combination of dominant or codominant tall dense Carex utriculata, abundant Sphagnum, and the presence of Carex aquatilis var. dives or Sanguisorba officinalis is diagnostic. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25762.CAREXUTRICULATA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Oct-2002 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Beaked Sedge - Sitka Sedge - Great Burnet / Peatmoss species Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688851 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003422
  Scientific: Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation