Name:
Picea glauca - Abies balsamea / Acer spicatum / Rubus pubescens Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This white spruce - fir conifer forest type is found in the southern boreal region of the Great Lakes in the United States and elsewhere in central Canada. Stands are found primarily on dry-mesic to mesic sites with well-drained, deep (>60 cm), loam, sand, or silt soils. Less commonly, it may be found on wetter sites. The soils have little organic content, and the topography is flat to gently sloping. This community is a closed-canopy forest dominated by a combination of Picea glauca and Abies balsamea. Common associates include Acer rubrum, Betula papyrifera, Picea mariana, Pinus banksiana, Populus tremuloides, and Populus balsamifera. There is usually a prominent shrub/sapling layer containing Abies balsamea, Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera, Lonicera canadensis, Picea glauca, Rosa acicularis, Rubus pubescens, Sorbus americana, Vaccinium myrtilloides, and (eastward) Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides. The herbaceous layer is often moderately sparse, with species such as Anemone quinquefolia, Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Clintonia borealis, Coptis trifolia, Cornus canadensis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Maianthemum canadense, Mitella nuda, and Trientalis borealis. Mosses include Dicranum polysetum, Pleurozium schreberi, Ptilium crista-castrensis, and Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20834.PICEAGLAUCAABIE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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