Cedar Creek Bog Information
| Wetland Category: |
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Forested Wetlands |
| NWI Classification: |
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PFO2/SS2B |
| Latitude: |
45.427179 |
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Longitude: |
-93.194538 |
Image Data |
| Date: |
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10/28/2011 |
| Direction: |
North East |
| State: |
Minnesota |
| Country: |
USA |
| Location: |
Cedar Bog located in Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve |
| Author(s): |
Steve Kloiber |
| Affiliation: |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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10/28/2011 | | |
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Description:
Palustrine Forested Wetland dominated by mixed-height tamarack growing on a floating mat of sphagnum moss. The water regime is saturated year-round.
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Conditions: Photo taken late October during peak needle color for tamarack. Taller Tamarack are shown in the background with a mixture of short Tamarack and cottongrass in the foreground.
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| Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
| Tamarack |
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Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch |
| Tussock Cottongrass |
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Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin |
| Sphagnum moss |
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Sphagnum sp. |
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Disturbances: The site is located entirely within a scientific nature reserve. |
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Comments: |
