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Myrica gale / Carex (aquatilis var. dives, utriculata) Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Myrica gale / Carex (aquatilis var. dives, utriculata) Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: According to Christy (2004), trees are absent in this fen association, and the shrub layer is composed primarily of <i>Myrica gale</i> from 2-4 feet tall with cover up to 95%. The single montane plot reported from northwestern Oregon also contains <i>Spiraea douglasii</i> and <i>Betula glandulosa</i>, but coastal expressions would not contain <i>Betula</i>. The herb layer here contains <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i> in both coastal and montane sites, and the moss layer may contain <i>Sphagnum</i>. <i>Myrica gale</i> fixes atmospheric nitrogen and is an important source of this element in mires. It appears to favor edges of pools and former ditches that have infilled with poorly consolidated peat, where water movement and nutrient status may be greater than in other peatland situations. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33900.CEGL003376
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]
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  Translated: Sweetgale - (Sitka Sedge, Northwest Territory Sedge) Shrubland
  Scientific: Myrica gale / Carex (aquatilis var. dives, utriculata) Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003376