United States, Michigan, Jackson, Little Portage Lake Fen
42.35902 -84.21123
279 meters (915ft)
Lake side prairie fen. Mostly Cyperaceae, Cornus, and button bush dominated marl zone with some Asteraceae and Dasiphora fruticosa near the wooded borders. Invaded by Phragmites, Phalaris arundinacea, and Frangula alnus. In northeastern portion of fen, 500m north of Randazzo boardwalk, 300m west of Mt. Hope Road, 200m south of northern border. Area dominated by Carex, Dasiphora fruticosa, Thelypteris palustris with moderately dense shrubs of Salix, Spiraea alba, and Cornus. Standing water between small hummocks, soil wet.