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Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Fen | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Fen
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association occurs in poor fens (also known as bogs) in the outer coastal lowlands of Washington. It occurs in topographic basins or on flat terraces adjacent to very slow-moving streams. Soils are saturated year-round, seasonally flooded in winter, and composed of sphagnum and fibrous peat. The lush species-poor vegetation is dominated by tall, dense sedges (usually 0.5-1.0 m tall), primarily <i>Carex utriculata</i>, and secondarily and less consistently by <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i>. The forb <i>Sanguisorba officinalis</i> is usually present and can be codominant. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. are abundant (&gt;25% cover). The combination of dominant or codominant tall dense <i>Carex utriculata</i>, abundant <i>Sphagnum</i>, and the presence of <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i> or <i>Sanguisorba officinalis</i> is diagnostic. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32304-{586D5B5A-9BDB-4F93-B23A-6243F5D63AE7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 07-Mar-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688851 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003422
  Translated: Northwest Territory Sedge - Sitka Sedge - Great Burnet / Peatmoss species Fen
  Scientific: Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Fen
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL003422
(similar) Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis var. dives - Sanguisorba officinalis / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation