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Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. - Calamagrostis canadensis - Lythrum alatum - (Oxypolis rigidior) Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. - Calamagrostis canadensis - Lythrum alatum - (Oxypolis rigidior) Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This prairie cordgrass wet prairie community type is found in the central United States. Stands occur on lowland areas that are flooded in spring and saturated for much of the growing season. The soils are typically deep, fine-textured, poorly drained, and have high organic content. On some sites there is an impermeable subsurface layer that impedes soil drainage. A dense layer of graminoids dominates this community. Forbs and small trees or shrubs are also common. The vegetation is typically 1-2 m tall. <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> and <i>Spartina pectinata</i> are the two most abundant species in the northern part of the range, but <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> is less common southward. Several common <i>Carex</i> spp. found in this community include <i>Carex lacustris, Carex aquatilis, Carex pellita (= Carex lanuginosa)</i>, and <i>Carex atherodes</i>. Other species that occur with less frequency in this community include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (= Aster novae-angliae), Fragaria virginiana, Galium boreale, Helianthus grosseserratus, Iris versicolor, Liatris pycnostachya, Lythrum alatum, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, Oxypolis rigidior, Panicum virgatum, Pycnanthemum virginianum, Solidago gigantea, Thalictrum dasycarpum</i>, and <i>Veronicastrum virginicum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36766.CEGL002224
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Central Cordgrass Wet Prairie
  Translated: Prairie Cordgrass - Sedge species - Bluejoint - Winged Loosestrife - (Stiff Cowbane) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. - Calamagrostis canadensis - Lythrum alatum - (Oxypolis rigidior) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002224
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687224 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo