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CEGL006326 Dasiphora fruticosa / Carex (sterilis, hystericina, flava) Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Shrubby-cinquefoil / (Dioecious Sedge, Bottlebrush Sedge, Yellow Sedge) Fen
Colloquial Name: Lower New England Sloping Fen
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Spring-fed herbaceous vegetation occurring on shallow peat and irrigated by base rich surface discharge or groundwater. Occurrences are generally small, local and restricted to a rather particular set of conditions. They are often on gentle slopes and in headwater positions. The community comprises a well-developed, very diverse herbaceous layer dominated by short cespitose sedges (Carex hystericina, Carex leptalea, Carex interior, Carex flava, Carex sterilis) and grasses such as Muhlenbergia glomerata, Glyceria striata and Bromus kalmii are common. Other characteristic herbs include Packera aurea, Parnassia glauca, Solidago patula, Solidago uliginosa, Geum rivale, Equisetum spp., Spiranthes romanzoffiana, Symplocarpus foetidus, Drosera rotundifolia, Iris versicolor, Lobelia kalmii, Lycopus uniflorus, Thelypteris palustris, and Thalictrum pubescens. Many additional associated wetland species also occur. The bryophyte layer is well-developed and composed of bulky "brown" mosses (Campylium stellatum, Limprichtia revolvens, Calliergonella cuspidata, Aulacomnium palustre, Climacium spp., Tomentypnum nitens, Philonotis fontana, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Scorpidium scorpioides). Shrubs are variable in cover and generally include Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Rhamnus alnifolia, and Salix spp.
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: The community comprises a well-developed, very diverse herbaceous layer dominated by short cespitose sedges (Carex hystericina, Carex leptalea, Carex interior, Carex flava, Carex sterilis). Other characteristic herbs include Muhlenbergia glomerata, Glyceria striata, Bromus kalmii, Packera aurea (= Senecio aureus), Parnassia glauca, Solidago patula, Solidago uliginosa, Geum rivale, Equisetum spp., Spiranthes romanzoffiana, Symplocarpus foetidus, Drosera rotundifolia, Iris versicolor, Lobelia kalmii, Lycopus uniflorus, Thelypteris palustris, and Thalictrum pubescens. Many additional associated wetland species also occur. The bryophyte layer is well-developed and composed of bulky "brown" mosses (Campylium stellatum, Limprichtia revolvens (= Drepanocladus revolvens), Calliergonella cuspidata, Aulacomnium palustre, Climacium spp., Tomentypnum nitens, Philonotis fontana, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Scorpidium scorpioides). Shrubs are variable in cover and generally include Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Rhamnus alnifolia, and Salix spp.
Dynamics: This community is found in headwater positions fed by enriched groundwater seepage.
Environmental Description: Spring-fed herbaceous vegetation occurring on shallow peat over mineral soil and irrigated by base rich surface discharge or groundwater. They are often on gentle slopes and in headwater positions. Occurrences are generally small, local and restricted.
Geographic Range: This association is found in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire and restricted to seepage areas of calcareous bedrock.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, NH, NY, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687808
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.f North-Central Interior & Appalachian Alkaline Fen Group | G805 | 2.C.2.Na.2.f |
| Alliance | A4479 <i>Dasiphora fruticosa - Carex flava - Carex tetanica</i> Alkaline Fen Alliance | A4479 | 2.C.2.Na.2.f |
| Association | CEGL006326 Shrubby-cinquefoil / (Dioecious Sedge, Bottlebrush Sedge, Yellow Sedge) Fen | CEGL006326 | 2.C.2.Na.2.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex sterilis / Dasiphora floribunda community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
= III.A. Carex interior - Carex leptalea - Carex flava Type (Motzkin 1994)
? SNE Calcareous sloping fen (Rawinski 1984a)
= III.A. Carex interior - Carex leptalea - Carex flava Type (Motzkin 1994)
? SNE Calcareous sloping fen (Rawinski 1984a)
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- Motzkin, G. 1994. Calcareous fens of western New England and adjacent New York State. Rhodora 96(885):44-68.
- Rawinski, T. 1984a. Natural community description abstract - southern New England calcareous seepage swamp. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA. 6 pp.
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