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Cornus racemosa / Carex (sterilis, aquatilis, lacustris) Fen | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cornus racemosa / Carex (sterilis, aquatilis, lacustris) Fen
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This calcareous fen community occurs in Lower New England/Northern Piedmont and adjacent ecoregions. It is characterized by short cespitose sedges mixed with more robust species as well as moderately deep peat (generally 50-200 cm) accumulation. These fens are generally flat but may have a gentle slope. Characteristic herbs include <i>Carex aquatilis, Carex flava, Carex hystericina, Carex interior, Carex leptalea, Carex lacustris, Carex sterilis, Eriophorum viridicarinatum</i>, and <i>Muhlenbergia glomerata</i>. Shrubs are not abundant (typically less than 50% cover) but include <i>Cornus amomum, Cornus racemosa, Cornus sericea, Salix</i> spp., <i>Amelanchier arborea, Aronia melanocarpa, Rhamnus alnifolia, Ribes hirtellum</i>, and <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34771-{3051A4CB-EF77-477A-891E-650B7CF8DBE9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Mar-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686266 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006123
  Translated: Gray Dogwood / (Dioecious Sedge, Water Sedge, Lake Sedge) Fen
  Common: Calcareous Basin Fen
  Scientific: Cornus racemosa / Carex (sterilis, aquatilis, lacustris) Fen
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Cornus racemosa / Carex (sterilis, aquatilis, lacustris) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL006123
(similar) Cornus racemosa / Carex (sterilis, hystericina, flava) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation