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Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. - Calamagrostis canadensis - Lythrum alatum - (Oxypolis rigidior) Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. - Calamagrostis canadensis - Lythrum alatum - (Oxypolis rigidior) Wet Meadow Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This prairie cordgrass wet prairie community type is found in the central United States. Stands occur on lowland areas that are flooded in spring and saturated for much of the growing season. The soils are typically deep, fine-textured, poorly drained, and have high organic content. On some sites there is an impermeable subsurface layer that impedes soil drainage. A dense layer of graminoids dominates this community. Forbs and small trees or shrubs are also common. The vegetation is typically 1-2 m tall. <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> and <i>Spartina pectinata</i> are the two most abundant species in the northern part of the range, but <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> is less common southward. Several common <i>Carex</i> spp. found in this community include <i>Carex lacustris, Carex aquatilis, Carex pellita</i>, and <i>Carex atherodes</i>. Other species that occur with less frequency in this community include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Fragaria virginiana, Galium boreale, Helianthus grosseserratus, Iris versicolor, Liatris pycnostachya, Lythrum alatum, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, Oxypolis rigidior, Panicum virgatum, Pycnanthemum virginianum, Solidago gigantea, Thalictrum dasycarpum</i>, and <i>Veronicastrum virginicum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31133-{C83EC070-AEC0-448D-9B8D-4B20E459124F} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-Jan-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Spartina pectinata Wet Prairie Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687224 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002224   Translated: Prairie Cordgrass - Sedge species - Bluejoint - Winged Loosestrife - (Stiff Cowbane) Wet Meadow   Common: Central Cordgrass Wet Prairie   Scientific: Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. - Calamagrostis canadensis - Lythrum alatum - (Oxypolis rigidior) Wet Meadow (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL002224 (similar) Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. - Calamagrostis canadensis - Lythrum alatum - (Oxypolis rigidior) Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. - Calamagrostis canadensis - Lythrum alatum - (Oxypolis rigidior) Herbaceous Vegetation