Name:
Carex lasiocarpa - Calamagrostis spp. - (Eleocharis rostellata) Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This rich graminoid fen community type is found in the midwestern prairie and prairie-forest border region of the United States. Stands are found on wet, saturated soils (but not seepage) with groundwater influence, or on lake margins and/or grounded or floating mats. Peat depths may be less than 0.5 m, and stands may be on shallow, highly decomposed sedge peat, or rarely on wet, mineral soil. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. are typically absent. The graminoid layer is often dominated by <i>Carex lasiocarpa</i>, with associates of <i>Carex aquatilis, Carex buxbaumii, Carex interior, Carex livida, Carex pellita, Carex sartwellii, Carex stricta, Decodon verticillatus, Dulichium arundinaceum, Eleocharis elliptica, Eleocharis palustris (= Eleocharis smallii), Eriophorum angustifolium, Glyceria grandis, Schoenoplectus acutus (= Scirpus acutus)</i>, and <i>Schoenoplectus subterminalis (= Scirpus subterminalis)</i>. <i>Eleocharis rostellata</i> and <i>Cladium mariscoides</i> occur less frequently. Grasses include <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> and <i>Calamagrostis stricta</i>. Prairie and other herbs are present, such as <i>Cardamine pratensis, Comarum palustre (= Potentilla palustris), Euthamia graminifolia, Galium labradoricum, Impatiens capensis, Lobelia kalmii, Lycopus uniflorus, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Menyanthes trifoliata, Pedicularis lanceolata</i>, and <i>Triadenum fraseri</i>. Brown mosses may include <i>Leptodictyum riparium (= Amblystegium riparium), Calliergonella cuspidata, Campylium polygamum, Campylium stellatum</i>, and <i>Fissidens adianthoides</i>. Shrub cover is variable, but rarely exceeds 25%. <i>Betula pumila, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Salix candida, Salix pedicellaris</i>, and <i>Spiraea tomentosa</i> may be present.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35972.CEGL002383
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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