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Schoenoplectus acutus - Schoenoplectus subterminalis - Eleocharis palustris - (Schoenoplectus americanus) Northern Great Lakes Shore Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Schoenoplectus acutus - Schoenoplectus subterminalis - Eleocharis palustris - (Schoenoplectus americanus) Northern Great Lakes Shore Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This emergent marsh type is found along northern Great Lakes shorelines in Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and along the St. Mary's River in the United States and Canada. Stands occur in a variety of shoreline contexts, including clay lakeplains, sand lakeplains, and sandy ground moraines. They typically occur in open water and stream margins within estuarine sites, often within a much larger poor fen. Stands in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are found in relatively protected coastal embayments. Stands along the St. Mary's River occur in channel-side wetlands and embayments. The emergent vegetation is open, sometimes sparse. Species typically include Schoenoplectus acutus (= Scirpus acutus) and Eleocharis palustris (= Eleocharis smallii), along with Equisetum fluviatile, Najas flexilis, Schoenoplectus subterminalis (= Scirpus subterminalis), and Sparganium eurycarpum. Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus) can be common in some sites, e.g., open stretches of some bays may contain a narrow, but dense fringe, apparently due to its greater tolerance of extreme wave action. Some sites may contain species more typical of southern Great Lakes marshes, such as Najas flexilis, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus tabernaemontani), and Typha angustifolia. Sites in calcium-rich areas may also contain Eleocharis rostellata and Chara spp. Submergents within this zone include Potamogeton gramineus and Potamogeton natans.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25872.SCHOENOPLECTUSA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 12-Apr-2000 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Typha (angustifolia, latifolia) - (Schoenoplectus spp.) Semipermanently Flooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Hardstem Bulrush - Water Bulrush - Marsh Spikerush - (Chairmaker's Bulrush) Northern Great Lakes Shore Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688865 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005274   Scientific: Schoenoplectus acutus - Schoenoplectus subterminalis - Eleocharis palustris - (Schoenoplectus americanus) Northern Great Lakes Shore Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Northern Great Lakes Emergent Marsh (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Schoenoplectus acutus - Schoenoplectus subterminalis - Eleocharis palustris - (Schoenoplectus americanus) Northern Great Lakes Shore Herbaceous Vegetation