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Carex gynandra - Platanthera clavellata - Drosera rotundifolia - Carex ruthii - Carex atlantica / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation |
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Name: Carex gynandra - Platanthera clavellata - Drosera rotundifolia - Carex ruthii - Carex atlantica / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This association accommodates sedge-dominated, seepage slopes scattered throughout the high elevations (>1524 m [5000 feet]) of the Southern Blue Ridge. This non-alluvial wetland is generally graminoid-dominated but may have significant coverage by trees or shrubs, especially around the edges. Particularly small examples may be completely shaded by trees in the community and in the adjacent forests. Typically this community has well-developed <i>Sphagnum</i> mats. Characteristic species include <i>Carex gynandra, Carex ruthii, Carex atlantica, Carex debilis var. rudgei (= Carex flexuosa), Glyceria striata, Glyceria melicaria, Hypericum graveolens, Hypericum mitchellianum, Hypericum mutilum, Chelone lyonii, Platanthera clavellata</i>, and <i>Drosera rotundifolia</i>. Occurrences of this community are surrounded by or were formerly surrounded by forests dominated by <i>Abies fraseri</i> and <i>Picea rubens</i> or by the highest northern hardwood forests (forests dominated by <i>Fagus grandifolia, Betula alleghaniensis</i>, and <i>Aesculus flava</i>). They are influenced by the high rainfall and low evaporation rates in these high mountain landscapes. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37529.CEGL007697
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 15
      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: Southern Blue Ridge High-Elevation Seep (Sedge Type)
  Translated: Nodding Sedge - Small Green Wood Orchid - Roundleaf Sundew - Ruth's Sedge - Prickly Bog Sedge / Peatmoss species Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Carex gynandra - Platanthera clavellata - Drosera rotundifolia - Carex ruthii - Carex atlantica / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL007697
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685203 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo