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CEGL001769 Carex saxatilis Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Rock Sedge Fen
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This wetland association has been described from the mountains of Utah, Montana, and Colorado and may extend north to Alaska. The elevation range for this community in Colorado and Utah is 2745-3200 m (9000-10,500 feet). The plant association occurs on organic soils near streams, in wet meadows, and as narrow bands along shorelines of ponds and small lakes. This typically dense graminoid community is dominated by Carex saxatilis. Carex aquatilis is often present and may be codominant. Other species often present with minor cover are Pedicularis groenlandica, Caltha leptosepala, Deschampsia cespitosa, and Carex utriculata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community is documented from 8 plots in the Uinta Mountains of Utah and 4 plots in Colorado. Although undocumented, it was reported as occurring in Idaho and Wyoming as well.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This typically dense graminoid community is dominated by Carex saxatilis. Carex aquatilis is often present and may be codominant. Other species often present with minor cover are Pedicularis groenlandica, Caltha leptosepala, Deschampsia cespitosa, and Carex utriculata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The elevation range for this community in Colorado and Utah is 2745-3200 m (9000-10,500 feet). The plant association occurs on organic soils near streams, in wet meadows, and as narrow bands along shorelines of ponds and small lakes.
Geographic Range: This association is has been described from Utah, Montana, and Colorado. The community has also been reported from Wyoming and Idaho and may extend north into Canada and Alaska.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO, ID?, MT, UT, WA, WY?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.c Bellardi Bog Sedge - Buxbaum''s Sedge Alkaline Fen Group | G516 | 2.C.2.Na.2.c |
| Alliance | A3435 Mud Sedge - Buxbaum''s Sedge - Seaside Arrow-grass Alkaline Graminoid Fen Alliance | A3435 | 2.C.2.Na.2.c |
| Association | CEGL001769 Rock Sedge Fen | CEGL001769 | 2.C.2.Na.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex saxatilis (Kittel et al. 1999b)
= Carex saxatilis Association (Kovalchik 1993) [(p.149)]
= Carex saxatilis Community Type (Padgett et al. 1989)
= Carex saxatilis Herbaceous Vegetation (Carsey et al. 2003a)
= Carex saxatilis Association (Kovalchik 1993) [(p.149)]
= Carex saxatilis Community Type (Padgett et al. 1989)
= Carex saxatilis Herbaceous Vegetation (Carsey et al. 2003a)
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