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Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum spp. Fen | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum spp. Fen
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This mixed-sedge peatland type is known from higher elevations in the Central Appalachians and scattered northward in New England. It is a weakly acidic fen type that occurs on temporarily flooded, semipermanently flooded, and saturated peat. It forms part of successional beaver-influenced wetland mosaics and often contains dead snags or moss-covered downed wood. Hummock-and-hollow microtopography is well-developed. The vegetation is dominated by low to medium-height sedges over a well-developed mat of <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. or <i>Polytrichum</i> spp. Dominant sedges include <i>Carex canescens</i> and <i>Eriophorum virginicum</i>. Associates include <i>Carex utriculata, Carex atlantica, Juncus effusus, Juncus canadensis, Juncus brevicaudatus, Rubus hispidus, Scirpus cyperinus, Glyceria canadensis, Triadenum virginicum, Lysimachia terrestris, Thelypteris palustris</i>, and <i>Aronia melanocarpa</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35177-{E5BEC885-2D5B-48F9-AEE4-A27261662D81}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 9
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 11-May-2007 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689030 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006549
  Translated: Silvery Sedge - Tawny Cottongrass / Peatmoss species Fen
  Common: Sedge - Cottongrass Peatland Fen
  Scientific: Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum spp. Fen
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum spp. Herbaceous Vegetation