United States, Michigan, Oakland, Rattalee Lake Fen
42.76894 -83.57566
282 meters (925ft)
Amoeboid fen on either side of Shiawassee River. Significantly encroached, few open areas remain. Some portions appear to be high quality Poweshiek habitat Salix spp., Cornus sericea, and Cornus foemina encroached area dominated by Typha latifolia and Toxicodendron vernix. Very weedy. Ground wet but relatively firm. Herbaceous species include Eutrochium maculatum, Thelypteris palustris, Carex stricta, Leersia oryzoides, and Lythrum salicaria.