United States, Michigan, Washtenaw, Park Lyndon Fen
42.38594 -84.07312
278 meters (912ft)
Prairie fen complex on state and county land. Several small lakes and a man-made channel runs through it. The main complex is mostly sedge meadow and peat mounded seep. There is some encroachment by shrubs, trees, and a few invasives (Phragmites, Phalaris arundinacea, Rosa multiflora, Typha angustifolia, T. x glauca). There are also large colonies of Typha latifolia intermittant. Prairie fen dominated by Carex, Poaceae, and Asteraceae such as C. sterilis, C. bumbauxii, C. stricta, Solidago ohioensis, S. rugosa, S. uliginosa, S. altissima, Sorghastrum nutans, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Bromus ciliatus. Other prominent species include Dasiphora fruticosa, Toxicodendron vernix, Valeriana uliginosa, Apocynum cannabinum, and Thelypteris palustris. Some past management of woody cutting, invasive spraying, and burns. Evidense of recent burn in western patches. In western most prairie fen patch, in the southwest section, 10m east of western border, 25m north of southern. Area heavily encroached shrubs, mostly Cornus with some Ulmus, Acer rubrum, Frangula alnus, and Toxicodendron vernix. Herbaceous vegetation includes Carex stricta, Symphyotrichum firmum, Eutrochium maculatum, and Solidago gigantea. Ground hummocky and moist.