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Eleocharis quinqueflora Fen | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Eleocharis quinqueflora Fen
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This wetland association is found in the upper subalpine and lower alpine in the western United States and forms uniform peatland communities. Sites can occur in wet basins, stream terraces, ponds, cirque basins, and marshy meadows associated with seeps. Substrates are typically poorly drained, nutrient-poor, organic soils that are wet or saturated throughout the summer. Surface layers may dry out in late summer on some sites. Peat layers range from thin peat over quartzite sands to deep peat occasionally as deep as 2 m. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense to dense herbaceous layer that is strongly dominated by <i>Eleocharis quinqueflora</i>. <i>Carex aquatilis</i> is a common graminoid associate that may codominate some stands. Vegetation growth is relatively sparse compared to other wetlands, especially in higher elevation stands. Other graminoids may include <i>Carex buxbaumii, Carex illota, Carex jonesii, Carex lachenalii</i> (on extremely nutrient-poor sites), <i>Carex scopulorum, Carex utriculata, Deschampsia cespitosa</i>, and <i>Eleocharis rostellata</i>. Forb cover is generally low but often includes <i>Caltha leptosepala, Dodecatheon alpinum, Oreostemma alpigenum, Pedicularis groenlandica</i>, and <i>Polygonum bistortoides</i>. Scattered shrubs may also be present, such as <i>Betula glandulosa</i> or <i>Salix planifolia</i>. Diagnostic of this herbaceous wetland community is the dominance or codominance of <i>Eleocharis quinqueflora</i> and the presence of surface water for extended periods during the growing season. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30745-{E369BA43-4ABC-435D-9F8B-8CB041C606C3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 21
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 25-Feb-2009 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686323 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001836
  Translated: Few-flower Spikerush Fen
  Scientific: Eleocharis quinqueflora Fen
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Eleocharis quinqueflora Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL001836
(similar) Eleocharis quinqueflora Herbaceous Vegetation