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Carex spp. - Leersia oryzoides - Glyceria striata Wet Meadow Alliance \| NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex spp. - Leersia oryzoides - Glyceria striata Wet Meadow Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance is found in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Herbaceous species dominate and shrubs and trees are widely scattered or absent. <i>Leersia oryzoides</i> is typically dominant with <i>Impatiens capensis, Phalaris arundinacea, Sagittaria latifolia</i>, and <i>Scirpus atrovirens</i> common associates or codominants. <i>Scirpus cyperinus</i> has high constancy. Additional characteristic herbs include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Dulichium arundinaceum, Eupatorium</i> spp., <i>Juncus effusus, Mimulus ringens, Polygonum sagittatum, Scirpus cyperinus</i>, and <i>Typha latifolia</i>. Areas with longer standing water may have aquatic species, including <i>Callitriche heterophylla</i> and <i>Sparganium</i> spp. Scattered small trees include <i>Robinia pseudoacacia, Salix nigra</i>, and <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>. The exotic shrubs <i>Rhamnus cathartica</i> and <i>Rosa multiflora</i> are sometimes invasive in this community. Sites have been described on alluvium or poorly drained basins over sandstone, siltstone, or shale. Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38224-{E352632A-712D-4170-B074-35E8D47C9419} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Appalachian-Northeast Wet Meadow & Shrub Swamp Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide Carex aquatilis - Dulichium arundinaceum Marsh Carex barrattii Marsh Carex stricta - Carex vesicaria Wet Meadow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) / Dulichium arundinaceum - (Polygonum hydropiperoides, Glyceria acutiflora, Proserpinaca palustris) Marsh Leersia oryzoides - Boehmeria cylindrica - Ranunculus flabellaris Wet Meadow Leersia oryzoides - Glyceria striata - (Schoenoplectus spp., Impatiens capensis) Wet Meadow Leersia oryzoides - Sagittaria latifolia Wet Meadow Scirpus cyperinus Wet Meadow	Names: UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899127 NatureServe Explorer Code: A1399 Translated: Sedge species - Rice Cutgrass - Fowl Mannagrass Wet Meadow Alliance Common: Appalachian-Northeast Graminoid Wet Meadow Scientific: Carex spp. - Leersia oryzoides - Glyceria striata Wet Meadow Alliance (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Leersia oryzoides - Glyceria striata Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance (similar) A.1399