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Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: The white-cedar - jack pine / shrubby-cinquefoil alvar savanna type is found in the upper Great Lakes of the United States and Canada, primarily in Ontario, on Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula. Stands occur on shallow soils over flat limestone outcrops (pavements). This is sometimes a near-shore alvar community, occurring along and near the southern shore of Manitoulin Island and the western shore of the Bruce Peninsula. This is a savanna community with scattered trees forming an open canopy with 10-25% cover, and a variable understory with shrubby, grassy, and pavement patches. The most abundant trees are Thuja occidentalis and Pinus banksiana; Larix laricina is a common associate. This community has a fairly diverse shrub and herb layer. The most abundant shrubs are dwarf-shrubs (under 0.5 m tall), including Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda) and Juniperus horizontalis. Characteristic herbs are similar to little bluestem alvar grassland, including Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, Carex scirpoidea, Carex richardsonii, Carex eburnea, and Clinopodium arkansanum (= Calamintha arkansana).  Accession Code: VB.CC.22310.THUJAOCCIDENTAL 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: Thuja occidentalis Wooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Northern White-cedar - Jack Pine / Shrubby-cinquefoil / Low Calamint Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687378 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005132   Scientific: Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: White-cedar - Jack Pine /Shrubby-cinquefoil Alvar Savanna (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation