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A3599 Carex lasiocarpa - Kobresia myosuroides - Carex scirpoidea Alkaline Graminoid Fen Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance includes wetlands of the mountain ranges of California with organic soil of peat at least 40 cm thick, dominated by herbaceous plants, and with soil/water pH of >5.5. Stands may be dominated by Carex lasiocarpa or Schoenoplectus species.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Woolly-fruit Sedge - Bellardi Bog Sedge - Northern Single-spike Sedge Alkaline Graminoid Fen Alliance
Colloquial Name: California Neutral-Highly Alkaline Graminoid Fen
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This alliance includes wetlands of the mountain ranges of California with organic soil of peat at least 40 cm thick, dominated by herbaceous plants, and with soil/water pH of >5.5. Stands may be dominated by Carex lasiocarpa or Schoenoplectus species and have characteristic plant species that include Carex scirpoidea, Carex scopulorum, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Gentianopsis holopetala, Juncus arcticus, Kobresia myosuroides, Narthecium californicum, Perideridia parishii, Thalictrum alpinum, Triantha occidentalis, Trichophorum clementis, and Trichophorum pumilum. Brown mosses include Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Campylium stellatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Drepanocladus aduncus, and Drepanocladus sordidus. Shrubs and stunted trees may be present, but these with <25% cover.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Alkaline peatlands with pH >5.5, dominated by herbaceous plants.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This alliance includes nutrient-rich, transitional, rich and extremely rich herbaceous fens with pH >5.5.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands may be dominated by Carex lasiocarpa or Schoenoplectus species. Characteristic plant species include Carex scirpoidea, Carex scopulorum, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Gentianopsis holopetala, Juncus arcticus, Kobresia myosuroides, Narthecium californicum, Perideridia parishii, Thalictrum alpinum, Triantha occidentalis, Trichophorum clementis (= Scirpus clementis), and Trichophorum pumilum. Brown mosses include Bryum pseudotriquetrum (= Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum), Campylium stellatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Drepanocladus aduncus, and Drepanocladus sordidus. Shrubs and stunted trees may be present, but these with <25% cover.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This alliance includes wetlands of the mountain ranges of California with organic soil of peat at least 40 cm thick, dominated by herbaceous plants, and with soil/water pH of >5.5
Geographic Range: This alliance is found in the mountain ranges of California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899657
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.3 Beach Pine / Bog Labrador-tea / Cusick''s Sedge North Pacific Bog & Fen Macrogroup | M063 | 2.C.2.Na.3 |
| Group | 2.C.2.Na.3.a Cusick''s Sedge - Water Sedge - Sweetgale Alkaline Fen Group | G285 | 2.C.2.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A3599 Woolly-fruit Sedge - Bellardi Bog Sedge - Northern Single-spike Sedge Alkaline Graminoid Fen Alliance | A3599 | 2.C.2.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Cooper, D., and E. C. Wolf. 2006a. Fens of the Sierra Nevada, California. Unpublished report. Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.