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CEGL003313 Carex obnupta Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Slough Sedge Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Habitats include isolated depressions with internal drainage, peatlands, shrub swamps, ancient marine terraces, and deflation plains. This association is heterogeneous and difficult to segregate into meaningful types. Stands range from species-rich assemblages to monotypes, and dense to depauperate stands, the latter with only bare mud or sphagnum between the plants. Tussocks may be 15 cm in diameter, closely spaced and 3-9 dm (1-3 feet tall), or 9 dm (3 feet) in diameter, 0.9-1.8 m (3-6 feet) apart and growing up to 1.8 m (6 feet) tall. Trees are mostly peripheral, and Alnus rubra and Fraxinus latifolia are the primary species but have low constancy and cover. Fourteen species of shrubs are reported, with Rubus ursinus having the highest constancy of only 11%. Other shrubs with significant patches include Rosa pisocarpa, Rosa gymnocarpa, and Corylus cornuta. More than 80 species have been recorded from the herb layer, Carex obnupta being most abundant with average cover of 66% and ranging from 20-99%. Other species in the herb layer with significant patches include Athyrium filix-femina, Nasturtium officinale, Oenanthe sarmentosa, Lysichiton americanus, Veronica americana, Carex exsiccata, Myosotis laxa, and Carex cusickii. The moss layer averages 34% cover and may range up to 95% cover, common species being both Eurhynchium praelongum and Sphagnum mendocinum. Some sites are old beaver swamps, cleared for pasture and then abandoned because they were too wet for livestock. Beaver subsequently reclaimed most of these sites. Elk and beaver use may be heavy.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs from Oregon to British Columbia (Christy 2004).
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686335
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.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 | A3822 Slough Sedge Wet Meadow Alliance | A3822 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL003313 Slough Sedge Wet Meadow | CEGL003313 | 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 (McCain and Christy 2005) [57 plots]
= Carex obnupta (Murray 2000)
? Carex obnupta (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.183.01]
= Carex obnupta Association (Christy 2004)
= Carex obnupta Herbaceous Vegetation Association (Rocchio et al. 2012)
= Carex obnupta association (Stumpf et al. 2017)
? Carex obnupta community type (Kunze 1994)
= Carex obnupta Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation (Christy et al. 1998)
> Marsh Community (Carex obnupta - Potentilla anserina) (Wiedemann 1966)
= Carex obnupta (Murray 2000)
? Carex obnupta (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.183.01]
= Carex obnupta Association (Christy 2004)
= Carex obnupta Herbaceous Vegetation Association (Rocchio et al. 2012)
= Carex obnupta association (Stumpf et al. 2017)
? Carex obnupta community type (Kunze 1994)
= Carex obnupta Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation (Christy et al. 1998)
> Marsh Community (Carex obnupta - Potentilla anserina) (Wiedemann 1966)
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