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Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum cespitosum Boreal Fen | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum cespitosum Boreal Fen
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This moderately rich graminoid fen type is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and elsewhere in central Canada. Stands are found in peatlands with moderate exposure to mineral-rich groundwater including wet, floating mats of basin fens, shores above the level of seasonal flooding, and larger peatlands. Substrate is saturated fibric to mesic peat. Vegetation is typically dominated by graminoids and <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. with low cover of ericaceous shrubs on the hummocks and a very scattered tree layer of <i>Picea mariana, Larix laricina</i>, and occasional <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. Microtopography can consist of wet hollows with scattered low to intermediate hummocks. The graminoid layer is dominated by <i>Carex lasiocarpa, Carex limosa, Carex livida, Rhynchospora alba</i>, and <i>Trichophorum cespitosum</i>. Other associated graminoids may include <i>Carex exilis</i> and <i>Trichophorum alpinum</i>. Typical herbs include <i>Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia, Equisetum fluviatile, Menyanthes trifoliata, Sarracenia purpurea</i>, and <i>Scheuchzeria palustris</i>. The ericaceous shrubs include <i>Andromeda polifolia, Betula pumila, Chamaedaphne calyculata</i>, and <i>Vaccinium oxycoccos</i>. Mosses include the brown mosses, such as <i>Campylium stellatum</i>, along with a partial sphagnum mat. Diagnostic features include the presence of many minerotrophic indicators and graminoid dominance. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31408-{0C8BD29F-A1ED-48CB-87DE-9B8928FD1058}
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Perspective from: 02-Jul-2013 to: ongoing
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  Code: CEGL002500
  Translated: Woolly-fruit Sedge - Buxbaum's Sedge - Tufted Bulrush Boreal Fen
  Common: Boreal Sedge Rich Fen
  Scientific: Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum cespitosum Boreal Fen
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(similar) CEGL002500
(similar) Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum caespitosum Boreal Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum caespitosum Boreal Herbaceous Vegetation