Long and narrow, mostly emergent fen located west of the Raisin River. There are a few stand alone deciduous trees and shrubs and a few pockets of shrub-carr and decidous trees (birch, maple, sumac). Many streams present. Fen is well traveled with worn trails and several marked fence posts. Brush piles, old burn spots, and stumps mark an actively maintained fen. 200m east of Ives sign, 50m west of wooded border. Asteraceae, Cornus, and ninebark dominated area. Ground moist and sloped to the east. Shrub density 1-4 shrubs per 1m2 for 30m2.
Population - not clumped, rhizomous. Associated with S. novae-angliae, Solidago altissima, and Rudbeckia. Found on moist to wet soil, in small, loose groups of 3-5.