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CEGL003426 Ranunculus flammula - Juncus nevadensis - Carex lenticularis Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Greater Creeping Spearwort - Sierra Rush - Lakeshore Sedge Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs around the margin of Lake Ozette on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington. It is located along the waterward edge of the seasonally flooded zone. Soils are wet year-round and are sandy with some fibrous peat. The low-growing herbaceous vegetation is somewhat mat-forming and diverse in composition, typically with more cover of graminoids than forbs. Codominant species typically include one or more of the following, all of which are usually present: Juncus nevadensis, Ranunculus flammula, Carex lenticularis, and Carex obnupta, any one of which does not usually have over 20% cover. Equisetum fluviatile and Mentha arvensis are usually present. Species that are sometimes abundant but not always present are Carex aquatilis var. dives, low-growing Myrica gale, and Comarum palustre. It differs from the somewhat similar ~Carex obnupta - Argentina egedii ssp. egedii Wet Meadow (CEGL001820)$$ in habitat, lesser amounts of Carex obnupta, and the presence of Carex lenticularis, Equisetum fluviatile, and Mentha arvensis.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The low-growing herbaceous vegetation is somewhat mat-forming and diverse in composition, typically with more cover of graminoids than forbs. Codominant species typically include one or more of the following, all of which are usually present: Juncus nevadensis, Ranunculus flammula, Carex lenticularis, and Carex obnupta, any one of which does not usually have over 20% cover. Equisetum fluviatile and Mentha arvensis are usually present. Species that are sometimes abundant but not always present are Carex aquatilis var. dives, low-growing Myrica gale, and Comarum palustre.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs around the margin of Lake Ozette on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington. It is located along the waterward edge of the seasonally flooded zone. Soils are wet year-round and are sandy with some fibrous peat.
Geographic Range: This association occurs only around Lake Ozette, Clallam County, Washington.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686151
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.4 Vancouverian Lowland Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M073 | 2.C.4.Nb.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.4.b Bering''s Tufted Hairgrass - Pacific Silverweed - Slough Sedge Vancouverian Freshwater Coastal Marsh & Wet Meadow Group | G517 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A3820 California Oatgrass - Lakeshore Sedge - Tufted Hairgrass Coastal & Lowland Marsh Alliance | A3820 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL003426 Greater Creeping Spearwort - Sierra Rush - Lakeshore Sedge Marsh | CEGL003426 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex obnupta - Juncus nevadensis - Ranunculus flammula community type (Kunze 1994) [does not include her coastal dune variant of the type, which is better placed in ~Carex obnupta - Argentina egedii ssp. egedii Wet Meadow (CEGL001820)$$.]
- Kunze, L. M. 1994. Preliminary classification of native, low elevation, freshwater wetland vegetation in western Washington. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program. 120 pp.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.