United States, Michigan, Oakland, Halstead Lake Fen
42.79993 -83.55613
294 meters (964ft)
More or less circular fen with small lake in middle. Typha latifolia common near lake. Carex aquatilis, Caltha palustris, Carex sterilis, and Typha latifolia common throughout. Common shrubs include Salix spp. & Cornus sericea. Shrub encroached on west side of fen. Fen at rish due to adjacent interstate to the east. In wooded edge of more open fen on east side. Woody species include Larix laricina, Frangula alnus, Toxicodendron vernix, and Rhamnus alnifolia. Carex aquatilis dominates herbaceous layer which also include Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, Thelypteris palustris, Eutrochium maculatum, Symphyotrichum puniceum, Solidago patula, and Impatiens capensis. Ground wet but firm.