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Pinus strobus - Acer saccharum Forest Alliance | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus strobus - Acer saccharum Forest Alliance
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. It generally occurs on 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, a sparse and patchy 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 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. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19251.PINUSSTROBUSACE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 02-Feb-2000 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Translated: Eastern White Pine - Sugar Maple Forest Alliance
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  Scientific: Pinus strobus - Acer saccharum Forest Alliance
  Code: A.3012