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Picea rubens Woodland Alliance | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea rubens Woodland Alliance Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance contains boreal woodlands occurring on acidic bedrock or talus at high elevations. The dominant tree is Picea rubens, but in some cases the dominant may be Picea mariana. In the northern part of the range of this alliance, associated canopy trees include Abies balsamea, Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera, and Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia; shrubs include Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium myrtilloides, Ribes glandulosum, Sorbus americana, and Acer spicatum; and typical herbs are Sibbaldiopsis tridentata, Solidago simplex var. randii, Juncus trifidus, Piptatherum pungens (= Oryzopsis pungens), and Clintonia borealis. These woodlands are often stunted and grade into montane shrublands. Soils are shallow, often only a thin layer of duff overlying bedrock. This alliance occurs in Canada, northern New England, New York, south through the Appalachians from Pennsylvania south to the mountains of Virginia.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18495.PICEARUBENSWOOD Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Picea rubens Woodland Alliance   Translated: Red Spruce Woodland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126040 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.546