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CEGL005272 Carex spp. - (Carex pellita, Carex vulpinoidea) Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sedge species - (Woolly Sedge, Fox Sedge) Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Central Midwest Sedge Wet Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This sedge wet meadow type is found in the central midwestern United States. Stands occur on nearly level floodplains, often in bands surrounding channels, or in basins. Soils are poorly drained silty and clay loams formed in alluvium. Stands are flooded for much of the growing season, but may dry out in late summer. The vegetation cover is quite dense and may be patchy. The structure is dominated by graminoids 0.5-1.5 m tall. Typical species include Carex cristatella, Carex molesta, Carex pellita, Carex stipata, Carex tribuloides, and Carex vulpinoidea (a dominant in southeast Nebraska meadows). Other frequent emergent graminoids include Eleocharis spp., Juncus interior, Juncus torreyi and Scirpus atrovirens. Leersia oryzoides may be common where the stand borders a marsh. Forbs are common and may be conspicuous. Among the more common are Apocynum cannabinum, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, Lycopus americanus, Lythrum alatum, and Verbena hastata. Phalaris arundinacea may invade this community to the point of excluding many of the native species.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Nebraska, diagnostic species are suggested to be Carex cristatella, Carex vulpinoidea, Scirpus atrovirens and Scirpus pallidus (Steinauer and Rolfsmeier 2003), though many of these species are widespread across the eastern United States. In a Midwest context, the absence of Carex stricta, and perhaps Calamagrostis canadensis, may separate this type from those in the upper and more eastern parts of the Midwest. This type may also grade into freshwater marsh types, making separation difficult in the field (see "freshwater marsh" type in Nelson 1985). Further range-wide review is needed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation cover is quite dense, and may be patchy. The structure is dominated by graminoids 0.5-1.5 m tall. Typical species include Carex cristatella, Carex molesta, Carex pellita (= Carex lanuginosa), Carex stipata, Carex tribuloides, and Carex vulpinoidea (a dominant in southeast Nebraska meadows). Other frequent emergent graminoids include Eleocharis spp., Juncus interior, Juncus torreyi, Scirpus atrovirens, and Scirpus pallidus. Leersia oryzoides may be common where the stand borders a marsh. Forbs are common and may be conspicuous. Among the more common are Apocynum cannabinum, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (= Aster lanceolatus), Lycopus americanus, Lythrum alatum and Verbena hastata. Phalaris arundinacea may invade this community to the point of excluding many of the native species (Steinauer and Rolfsmeier 2003).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on nearly level floodplains, often in bands surrounding channels, or in basins. Soils are poorly drained silty and clay loams formed in alluvium. Stands are flooded for much of the growing season, but may dry out in late summer. Hydrology varies from seasonally to almost semipermanently flooded (Steinauer and Rolfsmeier 2003).
Geographic Range: This sedge meadow type is found in the central midwestern United States, in the central tallgrass prairie region, ranging from eastern Nebraska to southern Iowa and northern Missouri.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: IA, MO, NE
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.2 Broadleaf Cattail - White Snakeroot - Rush species Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M069 | 2.C.4.Nd.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.2.e Prairie Cordgrass - Bluejoint - Sedge species Midwest Wet Prairie, Wet Meadow & Shrub Swamp Group | G770 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.e |
| Alliance | A4105 Sedge species - Canada Bluejoint Midwest Wet Meadow Alliance | A4105 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.e |
| Association | CEGL005272 Sedge species - (Woolly Sedge, Fox Sedge) Wet Meadow | CEGL005272 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex spp. - (Carex pellita, Carex vulpinoidea) Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- INAI [Iowa Natural Areas Inventory]. 2017. Vegetation classification of Iowa. Iowa Natural Areas Inventory, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- Nelson, P. 2010. The terrestrial natural communities of Missouri. Revised edition. Missouri Natural Areas Committee, Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Conservation, Jefferson City.
- Nelson, P. W. 1985. The terrestrial natural communities of Missouri. Missouri Natural Areas Committee, Jefferson City. 197 pp. Revised edition, 1987.
- Rolfsmeier, S. B., and G. Steinauer. 2010. Terrestrial ecological systems and natural communities of Nebraska (Version IV - March 9, 2010). Nebraska Natural Heritage Program, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Lincoln, NE. 228 pp.
- Steinauer, G., and S. Rolfsmeier. 2003. Terrestrial natural communities of Nebraska. (Version III - June 30, 2003). Nebraska Natural Heritage Program, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln. 163 pp.