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CEGL001792 Carex microptera Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Small-wing Sedge Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This wet meadow community occurs on gently sloping stream benches and terraces on small streams. All reported stands occur on alluvial surfaces. Elevation ranges from 1920 to 3570 m (6300-11,700 feet). Soils are mineral with fine textures ranging from sandy to silts to clayey. Some soils have an organic layer. This herbaceous meadow type is dominated by Carex microptera. Other sedges are typically present in lower abundances and include Carex aquatilis, Carex utriculata, Carex praegracilis, and Carex pellita. Other graminoids that can have significant cover include Juncus hallii, Juncus longistylis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca idahoensis, and Poa pratensis. Forbs are few and include Symphyotrichum foliaceum, Fragaria virginiana, Geum macrophyllum, Argentina anserina, Arnica chamissonis var. andina, Eurybia integrifolia, and Hymenoxys hoopesii. Disturbed stands can have Agrostis scabra, Phleum pratense, and Taraxacum officinale.
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: This herbaceous meadow type is dominated by Carex microptera. Other sedges are typically present in lower abundances and include Carex aquatilis, Carex utriculata, Carex praegracilis, and Carex pellita (= Carex lanuginosa). Other graminoids that can have significant cover include Juncus hallii, Juncus longistylis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca idahoensis, and Poa pratensis. Forbs are few and include Symphyotrichum foliaceum (= Aster foliaceus), Fragaria virginiana, Geum macrophyllum, Argentina anserina, Arnica chamissonis var. andina, Eurybia integrifolia, and Hymenoxys hoopesii (= Helenium hoopesii). Disturbed stands can have Agrostis scabra, Phleum pratense, and Taraxacum officinale.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This wet meadow community occurs on gently sloping stream benches and terraces on small streams. All reported stands occur on alluvial surfaces. Elevation ranges from 1920 to 3570 m (6300-11,700 feet). Soils are mineral with fine textures ranging from sandy to silts to clayey. Some soils have an organic layer.
Geographic Range: This small wetland meadow is known from Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and possibly Oregon.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO, ID, MT, OR?, UT, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686153
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.5 Sitka Alder - Booth''s Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M893 | 2.C.4.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b Sedge species - Reedgrass species Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group | G521 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A3804 Water Sedge - Northwest Territory Sedge - Tufted Hairgrass Wet Meadow Alliance | A3804 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL001792 Small-wing Sedge Wet Meadow | CEGL001792 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex microptera (Kittel et al. 1999b)
= Carex microptera Community Type (Youngblood et al. 1985a)
= Carex microptera Community Type (Padgett et al. 1989)
= Carex microptera Herbaceous Vegetation (Carsey et al. 2003a)
= Carex microptera Community Type (Youngblood et al. 1985a)
= Carex microptera Community Type (Padgett et al. 1989)
= Carex microptera Herbaceous Vegetation (Carsey et al. 2003a)
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