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Carex aquatilis - Carex utriculata Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex aquatilis - Carex utriculata Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This common wetland vegetation is located throughout the Mountain West. It generally occurs in small to moderate-sized patches in very shallow, slow-moving to still water or on saturated soils near low-order streams, lakes, and backwater areas of larger rivers. It occurs in flat or gently sloped wet meadows and swales located in broad, glaciated, subalpine meadows that remain saturated with snowmelt runoff for most of the growing season between 1122 and 3385 m (3680-11,100 feet) elevation. It is also often associated with beaver activity. Meadows supporting this association are seasonally flooded with soil saturated or flooded through the summer. Soils are often organic, thick peat or sandy clays, sandy clay loams originating from glacial till. This association is recognized by the presence of both <i>Carex aquatilis</i> and <i>Carex utriculata</i> in roughly equal proportions in the herbaceous layer. This plant association has relatively low species diversity due to saturated soil conditions. <i>Carex aquatilis</i> and <i>Carex utriculata</i> codominate the association. Both species are present in equal or near-equal amounts. For example, a stand with 10% cover of each <i>Carex</i> species would classify as this type, however, a stand with 10% <i>Carex aquatilis</i> and 80% <i>Carex utriculata</i> would classify as <i>~Carex utriculata</i> Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL001562)$$. Other graminoid and forb species may also be present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.34477.CEGL001803 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.2.690099 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Water Sedge - Northwest Territory Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Carex aquatilis - Carex utriculata Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001803