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Carex aquatilis - Carex spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Carex aquatilis - Carex spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This water sedge community type is found in the northern Great Plains and northern tallgrass prairie region of the United States and Canada. Stands typically occur in depressions or around ponds or lakes, although they may also develop adjacent to streams or rivers. They are flooded for some time during the growing season in most years and have mostly mineral soils in fresh or slightly saline water. The vegetation is dominated by graminoids approximately 0.4-0.7 m tall. <i>Carex</i> spp. predominate, especially <i>Carex aquatilis</i>, as well as <i>Carex rostrata, Carex lacustris</i>, and <i>Carex stricta</i>. <i>Eleocharis palustris, Schoenoplectus</i> spp. (= <i>Scirpus</i> spp.), and <i>Typha</i> spp. may all be found in this community. <i>Scolochloa festucacea</i> may be found in drier stands. Woody species are rare, but shrub species may include <i>Salix</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37109.CEGL002262
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:   Common: Northern Water Sedge Wet Meadow
  Translated: Water Sedge - Sedge species Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Carex aquatilis - Carex spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002262
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688663 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo