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CEGL002922 Carex utriculata Perched Wetland Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Northwest Territory Sedge Perched Wetland Fen
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous association is currently only known from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association is found on a gentle west-facing slope at 2985 m elevation. This substantial wetland site occurs on a broad, relatively flat extent of Willow Creek, and is permanently flooded with very poorly drained muck soils. Water covers 55% of the ground surface with 35% cover of litter and duff. The surveyed stand encompasses a large wet area that is homogeneous in cover. It is essentially a monoculture of Carex utriculata with 80% cover. Trace amounts of Calamagrostis canadensis are present, along with scattered individuals of Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda and Salix planifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is essentially a monoculture of Carex utriculata with 80% cover. Trace amounts of Calamagrostis canadensis are present, along with scattered individuals of Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Dasiphora floribunda) and Salix planifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found on a gentle west-facing slope at 2985 m elevation. This substantial wetland site occurs on a broad, relatively flat extent of Willow Creek, and is permanently flooded with very poorly drained muck soils. Water covers 55% of the ground surface with 35% cover of litter and duff. The surveyed stand encompasses a large wet area that is homogeneous in cover.
Geographic Range: This herbaceous association is currently only known from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685364
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 | CEGL002922 Northwest Territory Sedge Perched Wetland Fen | CEGL002922 | 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 utriculata Perched Wetland Herbaceous Vegetation (Salas et al. 2010b)
- CNHP Ecology Team [Colorado Natural Heritage Program Ecology Team]. 2001. A classification of the native vegetation of Colorado. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
- CNHP [Colorado Natural Heritage Program]. 2006-2017. Tracked natural plant communities. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. [https://cnhp.colostate.edu/ourdata/trackinglist/plant_communities/]
- Salas, D. E., J. Stevens, K. Schulz, M. Artmann, B. Friesen, S. Blauer, E. W. Schweiger, and A. Valdez. 2010b. Vegetation classification and mapping project report: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Natural Resource Report NPS/ROMN/NRR--2010/179. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.