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Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This mixed-sedge peatland type is known from higher elevations in the Central Appalachians and scattered northward in New England. It is a weakly acidic fen type that occurs on temporarily flooded, semipermanently flooded, and saturated peat. It forms part of successional beaver-influenced wetland mosaics and often contains dead snags or moss-covered downed wood. Hummock-and-hollow microtopography is well-developed. The vegetation is dominated by low to medium-height sedges over a well-developed mat of <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. or <i>Polytrichum</i> spp. Dominant sedges include <i>Carex canescens</i> and <i>Eriophorum virginicum</i>. Associates include <i>Carex utriculata, Carex atlantica, Juncus effusus, Juncus canadensis, Juncus brevicaudatus, Rubus hispidus, Scirpus cyperinus, Glyceria canadensis, Triadenum virginicum (= Hypericum virginicum), Lysimachia terrestris, Thelypteris palustris</i>, and <i>Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30984.CEGL006549
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      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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  Common: Sedge - Cottongrass Peatland Fen
  Translated: Silvery Sedge - Tawny Cottongrass / Peatmoss species Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL006549