United States, Michigan, Oakland, Rattalee Lake Fen
42.77208 -83.57915
284 meters (932ft)
Amoeboid fen on either side of Shiawassee River. Significantly encroached, few open areas remain. Some portions appear to be high quality Poweshiek habitat Carex stricta and Symplocarpus foetidus dominated area just west of Rattalee Lake Road. Some weedy species including Frangula alnus and Eleagnus umbellata taking over. Other species include Maianthemum stellatum, Thelypteris palustris, Equisetum arvense, and Apios americanus. Ground moist but not wet.