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Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis Forest Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This lowland aspen forest is found in the aspen parkland region of the United States (Minnesota and North Dakota) and the prairie provinces of Canada. Stands occur on wet, poorly drained soils with high water tables. The tree canopy is most often dominated by Populus tremuloides. Populus balsamifera is a component of most stands, and may be codominant on the wettest sites. Other, less constant, associates include Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus macrocarpa, or Tilia americana (especially along rivers). The shrub layer varies depending on moisture but can be scrubby. Cornus sericea and Corylus americana are almost always present, the latter preferring somewhat drier conditions; others include Salix spp., Viburnum lentago, and Viburnum opulus var. americanum (= Viburnum trilobum). The herbaceous layer is dominated by species tolerant of the wet, shady conditions. Characteristic species include Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex pellita (= Carex lanuginosa), Carex lacustris, and Carex duriuscula (= Carex stenophylla). Other characteristic forbs have yet to be described.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20844.POPULUSTREMULOI 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: Populus tremuloides Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Quaking Aspen - Balsam Poplar / Bluejoint Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684974 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002097   Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis Forest   Common: Aspen Prairie Lowland Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis - Spartina pectinata Forest