United States, Michigan, Livingston, Little Appleton Lake Fen
42.50617 -83.83961
232 meters (761ft)
The fen is less than 30 acres surrounding the lake. There are shruby patches of Cornus, Toxicodendron vernix, birch, and aspen, and large patches of Typha and Phragmites. There are many streams 1m wide, one larger one on the north side of the stream. Evidence of maintenence with burn piles and woody cuttings. In southwestern region of fen, 50m southwest of lake, 150m north of border. Carex/Asteraceae meadow with many grasses and shrubs of Betula pumila, Toxicodendron vernix, Cornus, Rhamnus, Frangula alnus, and tamarack. Ground +/- even and wet.
Population - Common, but not dominating area, flowering.