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A.446 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.446
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance is found in the northern United States and southern Canada. The tree layer is dominated by a mix of conifers and deciduous species. Most of the deciduous species are not abundant, but taken together, they make up a substantial amount of the canopy. ~Thuja occidentalis$ is a consistently abundant tree. ~Acer rubrum$ can be absent to codominant. Other common trees include ~Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus nigra$, and ~Abies balsamea$. The shrub layer varies from sparse to moderately well-developed. It includes ~Alnus$ spp., ~Cornus sericea, Ilex verticillata, Lonicera$ spp., ~Nemopanthus mucronatus$ (in the eastern portion of this alliance's range), and ~Rhamnus alnifolia$. Herbaceous species often found in stands of this alliance include ~Aralia nudicaulis, Carex$ spp., ~Chelone glabra, Coptis trifolia, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Lycopus virginicus$, and the ferns ~Onoclea sensibilis, Osmunda cinnamomea$, and ~Osmunda regalis$. ^Stands of this alliance are found on poorly drained, mostly mineral soils. Soil pH is typically neutral to alkaline. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2106.A446
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: I.C.3.N.d
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: THUJA OCCIDENTALIS - ACER RUBRUM SATURATED FOREST ALLIANCE
  Code: A.446
  Common: Northern White-cedar - Red Maple Saturated Forest Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Thuja occidentalis - Acer rubrum Saturated Forest Alliance