Name:
Carex praegracilis - Carex scopulorum - Eleocharis quinqueflora Wet Meadow Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance covers vegetation dominated by <i>Carex scopulorum, Carex simulata</i>, and/or <i>Carex praegracilis</i>. Other graminoid species that may be present include <i>Agrostis humilis, Alopecurus magellanicus, Calamagrostis stricta, Carex aquatilis, Carex illota, Carex jonesii, Carex nigricans, Carex phaeocephala, Carex utriculata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis quinqueflora</i>, and <i>Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis</i>. The forb stratum may be present and species include <i>Caltha leptosepala, Cicuta douglasii, Dodecatheon jeffreyi, Equisetum arvense, Ligusticum filicinum, Mimulus primuloides, Oreostemma alpigenum, Parnassia fimbriata, Pedicularis groenlandica, Saxifraga odontoloma</i>, and <i>Senecio hydrophilus</i>. These wet meadows occur at montane and subalpine altitudes in the Cascade Range, Intermountain West ranges, Sierra Nevada, and Rocky Mountains. Saturated soils support the communities throughout the growing season, and vegetation is dense. These seasonally flooded grasslands occur in wet meadows and moist swales and adjacent to seeps, springs, and stream channels in the subalpine and alpine elevations. The majority of the sites are relatively flat (1-4% slope). Soils are variable. The water table is usually near the soil surface and soils are generally poorly drained.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39020-{5D4B6392-202C-413C-B70E-B84F818787BE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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