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Carex aquatilis - Carex livida - Carex cusickii Alkaline Fen Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex aquatilis - Carex livida - Carex cusickii Alkaline Fen Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance consists of herbaceous wetlands dominated by <i>Carex</i> species such as <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives, Carex cusickii, Carex livida</i>, and/or <i>Carex utriculata</i>. Shrubs, if present, are &lt;25% cover. These wetlands are fens with neutral to alkaline pH (wetlands with at least 30 cm organic soils with an exposure to nutrient-rich groundwater) that occur in the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38719-{BF44C667-B630-4268-A99C-59F355709C78}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899556 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3433
  Translated: Water Sedge - Livid Sedge - Cusick's Sedge Alkaline Fen Alliance
  Common: North Pacific Sedge Alkaline Fen
  Scientific: Carex aquatilis - Carex livida - Carex cusickii Alkaline Fen Alliance