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Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs in poor fens (also known as bogs) in the outer coastal lowlands of Washington and British Columbia. It occurs in topographic basins or on flat terraces adjacent to very slow-moving streams. Soils are saturated year-round, seasonally flooded in winter, and composed of sphagnum and fibrous peat. The lush species-poor vegetation is dominated by tall, dense sedges (usually 0.5-1.0 m tall), primarily <i>Carex utriculata</i>, and secondarily and less consistently by <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i>. The forb <i>Sanguisorba officinalis</i> is usually present and can be codominant. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. are abundant (>25% cover). The combination of dominant or codominant tall dense <i>Carex utriculata</i>, abundant <i>Sphagnum</i>, and the presence of <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i> or <i>Sanguisorba officinalis</i> is diagnostic. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33961.CEGL003422
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.2.688851 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Northwest Territory Sedge - Sitka Sedge - Great Burnet / Peatmoss species Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL003422