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Trichophorum caespitosum - Carex scirpoidea - Carex bigelowii Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Trichophorum caespitosum - Carex scirpoidea - Carex bigelowii Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This herb-dominated alpine vegetation is found in moist and somewhat protected spots above 1430 m (4700 feet) elevation in the Northern Appalachians. Constant moisture is provided by nearby streams or late-melting snowbanks. Dwarf-shrubs such as <i>Vaccinium uliginosum</i> are often a component, but the differential species are the graminoids and forbs. <i>Trichophorum caespitosum, Carex scirpoidea</i>, and <i>Carex bigelowii</i> are the characteristic graminoids, and are usually locally dominant. <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i> and <i>Carex brunnescens</i> are also typical although less abundant. Forbs include species also found at lower elevations, such as <i>Veratrum viride, Solidago macrophylla, Platanthera dilatata, Clintonia borealis</i>, and <i>Campanula rotundifolia</i>; as well as those restricted to higher elevations (at this latitude) such as <i>Polygonum viviparum</i> and <i>Prenanthes boottii</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31082.CEGL006424
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      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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  Common: Alpine Herbaceous Wet Meadow
  Translated: Tufted Bulrush - Northern Single-spike Sedge - Bigelow's Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Trichophorum caespitosum - Carex scirpoidea - Carex bigelowii Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL006424