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Carex sheldonii Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex sheldonii Wet Meadow Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community is currently only described from at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Habitat is depressional topography on floodplains, in wet to ephemeral meadows. When stands are dry enough, <i>Carex sheldonii</i> is a useful forage plant. It is the wettest of the eleven wet meadow associations sampled on Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2012, supported by the fact that extensive, nearly monotypic stands are typical for wetland plant associations occurring at the wetter end of the spectrum. Species diversity is the lowest of any community sampled, with only 9 species recorded in the plots. <i>Carex sheldonii</i> is the principal species, ranging from 83 to 88% cover. Half of the plots contain presumably native <i>Rorippa sphaerocarpa</i>, which may be new to the Oregon flora. The remaining species present in one-quarter of the plots are mostly exotic, indicating that the stands dry out for a significant portion of the season.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33973-{6482B478-F562-4FCC-9202-E9FD28E36E98} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 19-Feb-2013 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Carex amplifolia - Carex interior - Carex sheldonii Wet Meadow Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.885981 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005210   Translated: Sheldon's Sedge Wet Meadow   Scientific: Carex sheldonii Wet Meadow (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Carex sheldonii Herbaceous Vegetation