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CEGL002500 Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum cespitosum Boreal Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Woolly-fruit Sedge - Buxbaum''s Sedge - Tufted Bulrush Boreal Fen
Colloquial Name: Boreal Sedge Rich Fen
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This moderately rich graminoid fen type is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and elsewhere in central Canada. Stands are found in peatlands with moderate exposure to mineral-rich groundwater including wet, floating mats of basin fens, shores above the level of seasonal flooding, and larger peatlands. Substrate is saturated fibric to mesic peat. Vegetation is typically dominated by graminoids and Sphagnum spp. with low cover of ericaceous shrubs on the hummocks and a very scattered tree layer of Picea mariana, Larix laricina, and occasional Thuja occidentalis. Microtopography can consist of wet hollows with scattered low to intermediate hummocks. The graminoid layer is dominated by Carex lasiocarpa, Carex limosa, Carex livida, Rhynchospora alba, and Trichophorum cespitosum. Other associated graminoids may include Carex exilis and Trichophorum alpinum. Typical herbs include Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia, Equisetum fluviatile, Menyanthes trifoliata, Sarracenia purpurea, and Scheuchzeria palustris. The ericaceous shrubs include Andromeda polifolia, Betula pumila, Chamaedaphne calyculata, and Vaccinium oxycoccos. Mosses include the brown mosses, such as Campylium stellatum, along with a partial sphagnum mat. Diagnostic features include the presence of many minerotrophic indicators and graminoid dominance.
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 typically dominated by graminoids and Sphagnum spp. with low cover of ericaceous shrubs on the hummocks and a very scattered tree layer of Picea mariana, Larix laricina, and occasional Thuja occidentalis. Microtopography can consist of wet hollows with scattered low to intermediate hummocks. The graminoid layer is dominated by Carex lasiocarpa, Carex limosa, Carex livida, Rhynchospora alba, and Trichophorum cespitosum (= Scirpus cespitosus). Other associated graminoids may include Carex exilis and Trichophorum alpinum (= Scirpus hudsonianus). Typical herbs include Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia, Equisetum fluviatile, Menyanthes trifoliata, Sarracenia purpurea, and Scheuchzeria palustris. Mosses include brown mosses, such as Campylium stellatum. The ericaceous shrubs include Andromeda polifolia, Betula pumila, Chamaedaphne calyculata, and Vaccinium oxycoccos (MNNHP 1993, Harris et al. 1996).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands are found in peatlands with moderate exposure to mineral-rich groundwater including wet, floating mats of basin fens, shores above the level of seasonal flooding, and larger peatlands. Substrate is saturated fibric to mesic peat, with an incomplete sphagnum layer (MNNHP 1993, Harris et al. 1996, Minnesota DNR 2003).
Geographic Range: This moderately rich graminoid fen type is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, ranging from Minnesota east to Michigan and northward into Ontario and probably other parts of central Canada .
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB, MI, MN, ON, QC?, WI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688433
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
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.e Shrubby-cinquefoil - Woolly-fruit Sedge Eastern Boreal Alkaline Fen Group | G804 | 2.C.2.Na.2.e |
| Alliance | A4441 Bog Birch / <i>Carex lasiocarpa - Carex flava</i> Alkaline Fen Alliance | A4441 | 2.C.2.Na.2.e |
| Association | CEGL002500 Woolly-fruit Sedge - Buxbaum''s Sedge - Tufted Bulrush Boreal Fen | CEGL002500 | 2.C.2.Na.2.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex lasiocarpa - Carex buxbaumii - Trichophorum caespitosum Boreal Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001) [Calcareous Fen Boreal Subtype]
> Featureless water tracks (Glaser 1992b)
? Flarks (Glaser 1992b)
> Featureless water tracks (Glaser 1992b)
? Flarks (Glaser 1992b)
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