Name:
Carex comosa - Carex decomposita - Dulichium arundinaceum - Lycopus rubellus Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This sinkhole pond marsh type is found in the Interior Highlands region of the United States. Stands occur in sinkholes and depressions of terraces and broad level uplands, including those with karst topography. Soils are very poorly drained, with surface water present for extended periods of the year, sometimes up to 1 m in depth. Soils are deep (>100 cm) consisting of peat, muck, or mineral. The parent material may be sand, rock or loess, where depressions occur on hardpans. The vegetation is variable, depending on water fluctuations, with zones of tall emergents, submerged aquatics, or vegetative mats. Dominant emergents include Typha latifolia, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus tabernaemontani) and Nelumbo lutea. In Missouri, other characteristic plants include Carex comosa, Glyceria acutiflora, Potamogeton diversifolius, Alopecurus aequalis, Galium tinctorium, Sagittaria rigida, Dulichium arundinaceum, Hottonia inflata, Ceratophyllum echinatum, Viola lanceolata, Wolffia brasiliensis (= Wolffia papulifera), Isoetes engelmannii. Sand ponds are characterized by Iris fulva, Carex crus-corvi, Rhynchospora corniculata, Juncus nodatus, Saururus cernuus, and Hydrolea uniflora. Indiana ponds may contain Sparganium androcladum, Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (= Nuphar advena), Cephalanthus occidentalis, Decodon verticillatus, Utricularia gibba, and Carex comosa.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.27690.CAREXCOMOSACARE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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