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Carex lasiocarpa - Carex livida - Dulichium arundinaceum Acidic Graminoid Fen Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Carex lasiocarpa - Carex livida - Dulichium arundinaceum Acidic Graminoid Fen Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance covers herbaceous-dominated wetlands dominated by <i>Carex</i> species such as <i>Carex livida, Carex lasiocarpa</i>, and/or <i>Carex aquatilis</i>. Other species dominant to codominant species include <i>Trichophorum cespitosum</i> and <i>Dulichium arundinaceum</i>. Other herbaceous species commonly present are <i>Carex muricata, Gentiana calycosa, Packera streptanthifolia, Spiranthes romanzoffiana</i>, and <i>Swertia perennis</i>. Mosses, including <i>Sphagnum</i> spp., cover the ground. Sites are acidic (&lt;5.5 pH) fens with organic soils at least 30-40 cm deep that are seasonally flooded or saturated. This alliance is found in the mountains of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, eastern Washington, Alberta, and British Columbia. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38723-{E02EA085-82B8-4261-9DEC-A7A817043943}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899560 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3437
  Translated: Woolly-fruit Sedge - Livid Sedge - Threeway Sedge Acidic Graminoid Fen Alliance
  Common: Acidic Sedge Graminoid Fen
  Scientific: Carex lasiocarpa - Carex livida - Dulichium arundinaceum Acidic Graminoid Fen Alliance