Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske

Washington: Okanogan County: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Tonasket Ranger District, Headwaters Sinlahekin Creek. Access at point where 3900 road crosses far upper Sinlahekin Creek. Wetland begins immediately west of road as a lightly wooded area that with further western travel becomes open meadow at the far northern end of the wetland system. Site is within the lightly wooded area. Elev. 6273 ft.
UTM Zone 11, 285340E, 5401438N; T37N R23E WM, Sec. 2.
Datum: NAD 83.
Habitat: This is a long, continuous, zig-zag shaped wetland extending over a half mile in length. This wetland is not uniformly wet, but large portions of it are very soppy wet, particularly midsections and northern and southern ends. The failure to detect well-developed surface water input channels to the wetland suggests that groundwater discharge is a primary source of water for the wetland. ¶Associated Species: lichen/moss layer: AUPA70, SPAH2, PLEL2, HEBL2, TONI70, RHIZO2, SPSP70, CAGI70, CARI70, SCSC70, LICO16, DRAD2, SAUN8, WAEX, PASQ70, FIOS70, LOGI13; herb layer: CASC12, CADI6, CACA11, CATES, CAUT, CAMA12, PLDI3, UTMI, METR3; shrub layer: SALIX, BEGL, DAFR6. Substrate: wetland. ¶Location Notes: A significant survey effort was conducted at this very large wetland, but nevertheless, all apparently suitable habitat was not explored. TONI70 is sparsely distributed at both the northern and southern portions of this long meadow system.

Rick Dewey RD072315-1347, Jul 23, 2015
WTU, Barcode: WTU-B-079595