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Pinus strobus / Vaccinium spp. Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus strobus / Vaccinium spp. Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This dry white pine forest community is found near the western Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada and eastward into the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. Stands occur on sandy soils within glaciated landscapes, such as moraines and till. It may be on flat to moderately sloping topography. Conifers dominate the overstory. Pinus strobus is the most abundant mature tree species, often found with small to substantial amounts of Pinus resinosa. Scattered Acer rubrum, Betula papyrifera, and Populus tremuloides can be found as subcanopy or small canopy trees. The understory contains species such as Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Maianthemum canadense, Pteridium aquilinum, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Vaccinium myrtilloides. An inland dune ridge variant occurs in Michigan; the overstory contains Pinus strobus and Pinus resinosa, the shrub layers contain Vaccinium angustifolium and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, and Pteridium aquilinum is common in the understory. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21354.PINUSSTROBUSVAC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Eastern White Pine / Blueberry species Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685643 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002444
  Scientific: Pinus strobus / Vaccinium spp. Forest
  Common: White Pine / Blueberry Dry-Mesic Forest