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CEGL002495 Betula pumila - Dasiphora fruticosa / Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum alpinum Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bog Birch - Shrubby-cinquefoil / Woolly-fruit Sedge - Alpine Bulrush Fen
Colloquial Name: Bog Birch - Shrubby-cinquefoil Rich Boreal Fen
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This extremely rich boreal shrub fen community is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and probably elsewhere in central Canada. Stands occur in water tracks of large peatlands. Water pH is slightly acidic to circumneutral (5.8-7.8). Shrubs dominate the stand, covering at least 25% of the area. Dominants include Betula pumila, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Salix spp. (including Salix pedicellaris). Scrubby forms of the tree species Thuja occidentalis and Larix laricina often occur with the shrubs on the hummocks. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs include Andromeda polifolia, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Vaccinium oxycoccos and others. The herbaceous layer is dominated by Carex lasiocarpa, Carex buxbaumii, Carex livida, and Calamagrostis stricta. Other graminoids include Trichophorum alpinum, Carex interior and Carex limosa.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Localized areas of somewhat calcium-rich groundwater are placed into ~Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum cespitosum - Rhynchospora capillacea / Andromeda polifolia Fen (CEGL002496)$$. ~Northern Patterned Rich Fen Complex (CECX005707)$$ includes both this rich shrub fen and the boreal rich graminoid fen, ~Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum cespitosum Boreal Fen (CEGL002500)$$, in a string (hummock) and flark (hollow) pattern [see Harris et al. (1996)]. This type may occur in Michigan, but further verification is needed before listing it (D. Albert, P. Comer pers. comm.). In fact, in Michigan, it may be very similar to the Great Lakes Shrubby-cinquefoil - Sweet Gale Rich Shore Fen type, ~Dasiphora fruticosa - Myrica gale Shore Fen (CEGL005275)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Shrubs dominate the stand, covering at least 25% of the area. Dominants include Betula pumila, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Salix spp. (including Salix pedicellaris). Scrubby forms of the tree species Thuja occidentalis and Larix laricina often occur with the shrubs on the hummocks. Other shrubs and dwarf-shrubs include Andromeda polifolia, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Vaccinium oxycoccos and others. The herbaceous layer is dominated by Carex lasiocarpa, Carex buxbaumii, Carex livida, and Calamagrostis stricta. Other graminoids include Trichophorum alpinum (= Scirpus hudsonianus), Carex interior and Carex limosa (MNNHP 1993, Harris et al. 1996).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur in water tracks of large peatlands, that have a nutrient-rich groundwater. Water pH is slightly acidic to circumneutral (5.8-7.8) (MNNHP 1993, Harris et al. 1996).
Geographic Range: This extremely rich boreal shrub fen community is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and probably elsewhere in central Canada, ranging from Minnesota and possibly Maine, northward to Manitoba, Ontario, and possibly Quebec.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB, ME?, MI, MN, ON, QC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683283
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.2 Temperate to Polar Bog & Fen Formation | F016 | 2.C.2 |
| Division | 2.C.2.Na North American Bog & Fen Division | D029 | 2.C.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.2.Na.2 Shrubby cinquefoil - Woolly-fruit Sedge / Star Campylium Moss Alkaline Fen Macrogroup | M877 | 2.C.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.C.2.Na.2.e Shrubby-cinquefoil - Woolly-fruit Sedge Eastern Boreal Alkaline Fen Group | G804 | 2.C.2.Na.2.e |
| Alliance | A4441 Bog Birch / <i>Carex lasiocarpa - Carex flava</i> Alkaline Fen Alliance | A4441 | 2.C.2.Na.2.e |
| Association | CEGL002495 Bog Birch - Shrubby-cinquefoil / Woolly-fruit Sedge - Alpine Bulrush Fen | CEGL002495 | 2.C.2.Na.2.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Betula pumila - Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Carex lasiocarpa - Trichophorum alpinum Shrubland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Strings (Glaser 1992b)
= Strings (Glaser 1992b)
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