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Carex sheldonii Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex sheldonii Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This community is currently only described from at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Habitat is depressional topography on floodplains, in wet to ephemeral meadows. When stands are dry enough, <i>Carex sheldonii</i> is a useful forage plant. It is the wettest of the eleven wet meadow associations sampled on Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2012, supported by the fact that extensive, nearly monotypic stands are typical for wetland plant associations occurring at the wetter end of the spectrum. Species diversity is the lowest of any community sampled, with only 9 species recorded in the plots. <i>Carex sheldonii</i> is the principal species, ranging from 83 to 88% cover. Half of the plots contain presumably native <i>Rorippa sphaerocarpa</i>, which may be new to the Oregon flora. The remaining species present in one-quarter of the plots are mostly exotic, indicating that the stands dry out for a significant portion of the season.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31503.CEGL005210 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.885981 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Sheldon's Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Carex sheldonii Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL005210