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Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum caespitosum Boreal Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum caespitosum Boreal Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This moderately rich graminoid fen type is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and elsewhere in central Canada. Stands are found in peatlands with moderate exposure to mineral-rich groundwater including wet, floating mats of basin fens, shores above the level of seasonal flooding, and larger peatlands. Substrate is saturated fibric to mesic peat. Vegetation is typically dominated by graminoids and <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. with low cover of ericaceous shrubs on the hummocks and a very scattered tree layer of <i>Picea mariana, Larix laricina</i>, and occasional <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. Microtopography can consist of wet hollows with scattered low to intermediate hummocks. The graminoid layer is dominated by <i>Carex lasiocarpa, Carex limosa, Carex livida, Rhynchospora alba</i>, and <i>Trichophorum caespitosum (= Scirpus cespitosus)</i>. Other associated graminoids may include <i>Carex exilis</i> and <i>Trichophorum alpinum (= Scirpus hudsonianus)</i>. Typical herbs include <i>Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia, Equisetum fluviatile, Menyanthes trifoliata, Sarracenia purpurea</i>, and <i>Scheuchzeria palustris</i>. The ericaceous shrubs include <i>Andromeda polifolia, Betula pumila, Chamaedaphne calyculata</i>, and <i>Vaccinium oxycoccos</i>. Mosses include the brown mosses, such as <i>Campylium stellatum</i>, along with a partial sphagnum mat. Diagnostic features include the presence of many minerotrophic indicators and graminoid dominance.  Accession Code: VB.CC.35971.CEGL002500 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:   Translated: Woolly-fruit Sedge - Buxbaum's Sedge - Tufted Bulrush Boreal Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Boreal Sedge Rich Fen   Scientific: Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum caespitosum Boreal Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL002500   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688433 NatureServe Explorer