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Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This type is found in the northern regions of the Great Lakes in the United States. Stands occur on toeslopes, where constant seepage creates saturated clay soils. Substrate is neither mucky not peaty. Stands are often shaded (up to 90% cover) by adjacent forest types, including <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>- and <i>Acer saccharum</i>-dominated stands. Trees rarely occur in the seepage zone itself, which can be as much as 30 m wide. Characteristic plants include <i>Equisetum scirpoides</i> (often dominant) and <i>Impatiens pallida</i>. Other species in northern Wisconsin include <i>Cypripedium reginae, Cypripedium parviflorum, Equisetum arvense</i> and, rarely, <i>Parnassia palustris</i> and <i>Parnassia glauca</i>. In southeastern Wisconsin, common species include <i>Gentianopsis virgata (= Gentianopsis procera), Oligoneuron ohioense (= Solidago ohioensis)</i>, and <i>Triantha glutinosa (= Tofieldia glutinosa)</i>. Other fen plants may also occur. <i>Epipactis helleborine</i> is a common exotic orchid.  Accession Code: VB.CC.36987.CEGL005163 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: Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation   Scientific: Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation   Code: CEGL005163   Common: Clay Seeps   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686112 NatureServe Explorer