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Betula pumila - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum alpinum Shrubland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Betula pumila - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum alpinum Shrubland
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Description: This extremely rich boreal shrub fen community is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and probably elsewhere in central Canada. Stands occur in water tracks of large peatlands. Water pH is slightly acidic to circumneutral (5.8-7.8). Shrubs dominate the stand, covering at least 25% of the area. Dominants include <i>Betula pumila, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Salix</i> spp. (including <i>Salix pedicellaris</i>). Scrubby forms of the tree species <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> and <i>Larix laricina</i> often occur with the shrubs on the hummocks. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs include <i>Andromeda polifolia, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Vaccinium oxycoccos</i> and others. The herbaceous layer is dominated by <i>Carex lasiocarpa, Carex buxbaumii, Carex livida</i>, and <i>Calamagrostis stricta</i>. Other graminoids include <i>Trichophorum alpinum (= Scirpus hudsonianus), Carex interior</i> and <i>Carex limosa</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37050.CEGL002495
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: Bog Birch - Shrubby-cinquefoil Rich Boreal Fen
  Translated: Bog Birch - Shrubby-cinquefoil / Woolly-fruit Sedge - Alpine Bulrush Shrubland
  Scientific: Betula pumila - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum alpinum Shrubland
  Code: CEGL002495
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683283 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo