United States, Michigan, Oakland, Buckhorn Lake Fen
42.70387 -83.61998
300 meters (984ft)
Large north-south fen; multiple ownser; many arms; large expanses of Carex stricta. Fen elongated and amoeboid with many small armas and large amounts of edge. Oak uplands often inserted intro prairie fen as peninsulas. Oftern large amounts of open water due to beaver flooding. Asjacent to railroad that runs the entire length of the fen. Carex stricta dominated area nestled in Larix laricina grove. Typha borders the edge. Low diversity includes Cornus sericea, Lathyrus palustris, and Dasiphora fruticosa. Ground wet but firm.