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Equisetum fluviatile - (Eleocharis palustris) Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Equisetum fluviatile - (Eleocharis palustris) Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This low graminoid marsh community is found in the hemi-boreal regions of the Great Lakes and perhaps more widely in eastern Canada. Stands occur in wave-washed shores, sandbars, and stream channels. Substrate is mineral soil (often sand), sometimes held together by root mats. The water regime is permanently flooded to intermittently exposed, and water depth is generally less than 1 m. A layer of partially decomposed stalks may be present. Emergent cover is greater than 25%, and floating-leaved and submergent cover is low. Emergent graminoids <1 m dominate the stands, including <i>Equisetum fluviatile</i> and/or <i>Eleocharis palustris (= Eleocharis smallii)</i>. Associated species of low constancy include <i>Glyceria borealis, Isoetes tenella (= Isoetes echinospora), Potamogeton gramineus</i>, and <i>Utricularia macrorhiza (= Utricularia vulgaris)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37077.CEGL005258
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: Water Horsetail - Spikerush Marsh
  Translated: Water Horsetail - (Common Spikerush) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Equisetum fluviatile - (Eleocharis palustris) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005258
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686006 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo