Long and narrow, mostly emergent fen located west of the Raisin River. There are a few stand alone deciduous trees and shrubs and a few pockets of shrub-carr and decidous trees (birch, maple, sumac). Many streams present. Fen is well traveled with worn trails and several marked fence posts. Brush piles, old burn spots, and stumps mark an actively maintained fen. In sunny herbaceous area, with mounds and depressions. Approximately east-west of fen vegetation. Some shrubs, but only 1 every 30-50m2. Dominated by grass, asters, Zizia aurea. No standing water but moist, black soils.
Flower - 6-yellow petals, 6 stamen, 1 ovary, no sepals, antepetalous, petals underneath have green stripe with white and pale-yellow towards outside-sepals fused to petals, ovary appears superior.Population - occasional with 2-5 individuals per 1m2, inter