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Carex microptera Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex microptera Wet Meadow
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This wet meadow community occurs on gently sloping stream benches and terraces on small streams. All reported stands occur on alluvial surfaces. Elevation ranges from 1920 to 3570 m (6300-11,700 feet). Soils are mineral with fine textures ranging from sandy to silts to clayey. Some soils have an organic layer. This herbaceous meadow type is dominated by <i>Carex microptera</i>. Other sedges are typically present in lower abundances and include <i>Carex aquatilis, Carex utriculata, Carex praegracilis</i>, and <i>Carex pellita</i>. Other graminoids that can have significant cover include <i>Juncus hallii, Juncus longistylis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca idahoensis</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>. Forbs are few and include <i>Symphyotrichum foliaceum, Fragaria virginiana, Geum macrophyllum, Argentina anserina, Arnica chamissonis var. andina, Eurybia integrifolia</i>, and <i>Hymenoxys hoopesii</i>. Disturbed stands can have <i>Agrostis scabra, Phleum pratense</i>, and <i>Taraxacum officinale</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30701-{EF5E299F-A4F1-4262-BF64-0A77EA873D7A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Aug-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686153 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001792
  Translated: Small-wing Sedge Wet Meadow
  Scientific: Carex microptera Wet Meadow
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Carex microptera Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL001792
(similar) Carex microptera Herbaceous Vegetation