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Carex utriculata Perched Wetland Fen | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex utriculata Perched Wetland Fen
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This herbaceous association is currently only known from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association is found on a gentle west-facing slope at 2985 m elevation. This substantial wetland site occurs on a broad, relatively flat extent of Willow Creek, and is permanently flooded with very poorly drained muck soils. Water covers 55% of the ground surface with 35% cover of litter and duff. The surveyed stand encompasses a large wet area that is homogeneous in cover. It is essentially a monoculture of <i>Carex utriculata</i> with 80% cover. Trace amounts of <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> are present, along with scattered individuals of <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda</i> and <i>Salix planifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31824-{B7A44AFC-AB94-4A6E-B245-DD922BE03B57}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685364 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002922
  Translated: Northwest Territory Sedge Perched Wetland Fen
  Scientific: Carex utriculata Perched Wetland Fen
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Carex utriculata Perched Wetland Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Carex utriculata Perched Wetland Herbaceous Vegetation