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Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Acidic Herbaceous Seep | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Acidic Herbaceous Seep
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This graminoid acidic seep community is found primarily in the Interior Highlands of the midwestern United States. Stands occur in acidic seeps on mid to low slopes, headwaters, and terraces of small ravines. Seepage typically originates at the contact zone between acidic gravels (usually chert) and the relatively impermeable underlying bedrock (usually sandstone). Soils are saturated and highly acidic, but rarely, if ever, inundated. Soil pH ranges from 4.5-5.9. Occasionally mucks and/or peats overlay sandy loams and sandy silts. Although this community often occurs in a forested environment, it is best characterized by its herbaceous wetland obligates. The principal dominant plants are <i>Carex crinita, Impatiens capensis, Osmunda regalis</i>, and <i>Osmunda cinnamomea</i>. Dominant overstory trees include <i>Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus alba, Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis</i>, and <i>Betula nigra</i>. In Indiana, addition species include <i>Carex lurida, Carex bromoides, Platanthera clavellata, Aronia melanocarpa, Ilex verticillata, Polygonum arifolium, Dryopteris cristata</i>, and <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31172-{77AE80BB-0E8C-4B23-9218-CCE39228F1C4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 05-Mar-2013 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684587 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002263
  Translated: Fringed Sedge - Royal Fern species / Peatmoss species Acidic Herbaceous Seep
  Common: Midwest Acidic Seep
  Scientific: Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Acidic Herbaceous Seep
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002263
(similar) Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Carex crinita - Osmunda spp. / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation