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Carex (livida, utriculata) / Sphagnum spp. Fen | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex (livida, utriculata) / Sphagnum spp. Fen
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association occurs in poor fens or bogs at low elevations on the western Olympic Peninsula of Washington. Soils are saturated or permanently flooded with a few centimeters of water, and are composed of sphagnum and fibrous peat, sometimes with heath peat or woody material. It occurs on gentle slopes, in basins, or on flat terraces adjacent to slow-moving streams. The vegetation is low-growing, species-rich, somewhat variable, and cover of vascular plants ranges from about 20-70%. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. are always dominant, with at least 80% cover. The herb layer is usually dominated or codominated by <i>Carex livida, Carex utriculata, Carex interior</i>, or <i>Sanguisorba officinalis</i>, though it can show lack of clear dominance. The evergreen dwarf-shrub <i>Vaccinium oxycoccos</i> is often present and sometimes codominant. The evergreen shrubs <i>Kalmia microphylla</i> and <i>Ledum groenlandicum</i> are usually present in small amounts. The association is distinguished by the low growth habit with at least 15% cover of <i>Carex livida</i> or <i>Carex utriculata</i>, and <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. covering most of the surface. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32305-{78A1CAE7-3CCD-45BF-9C71-65FC5EF632E4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Oct-2002 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684699 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003423
  Translated: (Livid Sedge, Northwest Territory Sedge) / Peatmoss species Fen
  Scientific: Carex (livida, utriculata) / Sphagnum spp. Fen
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL003423
(similar) Carex (livida, utriculata) / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Carex (livida, utriculata) / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation