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Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This type is found in the northern regions of the Great Lakes in the United States. Stands occur on toeslopes, where constant seepage creates saturated clay soils. Substrate is neither mucky not peaty. Stands are often shaded (up to 90% cover) by adjacent forest types, including <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>- and <i>Acer saccharum</i>-dominated stands. Trees rarely occur in the seepage zone itself, which can be as much as 30 m wide. Characteristic plants include <i>Equisetum scirpoides</i> (often dominant) and <i>Impatiens pallida</i>. Other species in northern Wisconsin include <i>Cypripedium reginae, Cypripedium parviflorum, Equisetum arvense</i> and, rarely, <i>Parnassia palustris</i> and <i>Parnassia glauca</i>. In southeastern Wisconsin, common species include <i>Gentianopsis virgata, Oligoneuron ohioense</i>, and <i>Triantha glutinosa</i>. Other fen plants may also occur. <i>Epipactis helleborine</i> is a common exotic orchid. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33928-{119074DC-C8C5-4B4D-93CB-22588E10ECF0}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Dec-1998 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686112 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005163
  Translated: Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation
  Common: Clay Seeps
  Scientific: Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL005163
(similar) Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation
(similar) Clay Seeps Sparse Vegetation