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Acer saccharum - Pinus strobus / Acer pensylvanicum Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Pinus strobus / Acer pensylvanicum Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This dry white pine - northern hardwood forest occurs widely throughout the upper midwestern and northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The typical environmental setting is well-drained, acidic, sandy or gravelly soil over glacial till, in general a less mesic setting than northern hardwoods lacking white pine. Stands are characterized by a closed canopy, sometimes with supercanopy pine, patchy (but overall fairly sparse) shrubs, and relatively sparse herb and bryoid strata. Canopy dominants are the northern hardwood species Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, and in the Northeast Fagus grandifolia, with Pinus strobus, the pine often occurring as a supercanopy. Minor canopy associates may include Tsuga canadensis and Quercus rubra. In the Northeast at the northern edge of the range, Abies balsamea, Picea rubens and Thuja occidentalis may also occur sparingly. The subcanopy is dominated by Acer pensylvanicum. The herbaceous layer is characterized by Trientalis borealis, Maianthemum canadense, Pteridium aquilinum, Oryzopsis asperifolia, intermixed with the dwarf-shrubs Gaultheria procumbens, Vaccinium angustifolium and Gaylussacia baccata. Bryophytes include Polytrichum commune, Pleurozium schreberi, Bazzania trilobata, or Hypnum imponens. Distribution in Michigan needs further checking.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19250.ACERSACCHARUMPI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus strobus - Acer saccharum Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Sugar Maple - Eastern White Pine / Striped Maple Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684684 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005005   Scientific: Acer saccharum - Pinus strobus / Acer pensylvanicum Forest   Common: Northern Hardwood - White Pine Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Acer saccharum - Pinus strobus / Acer pensylvanicum Forest