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Carex limosa Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex limosa Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This alliance is reported from Montana, California, and Utah, but may occur elsewhere because the dominant species is circumboreal. Elevation ranges from sea level in coastal stands to 3235 m in the Uinta Mountains. Most stands are associated with pond and lake margins, and the vegetation typically develops floating or quaking mats. In some sites, the vegetation may occur on low-gradient inflows or outflows of ponds or lakes. California types are associated with springs and seeps. Soils are wet, organic and deep, often forming peat. The vegetation is characterized by a dense graminoid stratum that is dominated by Carex limosa with up to 90% cover. Associated graminoids include Carex aquatilis, Carex buxbaumii, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex livida, Carex utriculata, Eriophorum scheuchzeri, and Trichophorum caespitosum (= Scirpus cespitosus). Forb cover is sparse, ranging from 0-30%. Species include Drosera linearis, Menyanthes trifoliata, Pedicularis groenlandica, and Scheuchzeria palustris. A dense layer of Sphagnum spp. may occur in some stands. Diagnostic of this herbaceous alliance is a Carex limosa-dominated wetland that is flooded for extended periods during the growing season. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.26141.CAREXLIMOSASEAS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Carex limosa Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
  Translated: Mud Sedge Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125167 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1416