Lysimachia thyrsiflora L.

Idaho: Bonner County: Panhandle National Forest; Kaniksu Marsh RNA. Ca. 8 miles S of Priest Lk. Elev. 2480 ft.
T59N R04E S25 NW
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 857 meters. Coordinate Source: GIS Layer. RMRS Research Natural Areas database
Large open Sphagnum fen dominated by Carex lasiocarpa, C. rostrata, Dulichium aruninaceum, and Scirpus acutus surround by a shallow moat (0.1 to> 1 m deep) which is dominated by Brasenia schreberi, Nuphar polysepalum, and Potamogeton natans. Surrounding forest dominated to the east by P. ponderosa and P. contorta and to the west by P. monicola, Thuja plicata, Abies grandis, Picea engelmanii, and Tsuga heterophylla. Water chemistries: total hardness 10mg/1, Ca 2.72 mg/1, Mg 0.78 mg/ 1. Substrate pH 5.5. On moist moat margins bordering on upland forest w. Carex spp., Agrostis scabra, Glyceria striata, and Solidago canadensis. Moist peat, no moss accumulation. Abundance: common. Phenology: Flowers.

R. Bursik 344, Jul 5, 1987
ID, Accession: 96334, Barcode: ID101489