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Pinus banksiana - Picea mariana / Vaccinium spp. / Pleurozium schreberi Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus banksiana - Picea mariana / Vaccinium spp. / Pleurozium schreberi Forest Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This jack pine - black spruce forest type is found in the boreal regions of central Canada and the adjacent United States. Stands occur on flat areas and gentle upper and lower slopes but not on ridges or valley floors. Soils are moderately deep (60-80 cm) sands, coarse loams, or silts with boulders often present at or near the surface. Pinus banksiana is usually the dominant canopy species but has little successful reproduction. Picea mariana is of secondary importance in the canopy but often the most abundant tree species in the lower strata. Other trees found in this community include Abies balsamea, Acer rubrum, Picea glauca, and Populus tremuloides. Tall and low shrubs are moderately common, while herbaceous species are infrequent. Mosses, especially Pleurozium schreberi, are abundant. Common shrubs are the tall shrubs Alnus viridis, Amelanchier spp., and Corylus cornuta, and the low shrubs Diervilla lonicera, Gaultheria procumbens, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Vaccinium myrtilloides. Herbaceous species include Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Clintonia borealis, Cornus canadensis, and Maianthemum canadense.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22458.PINUSBANKSIANAP 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: Picea mariana Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Jack Pine - Black Spruce / Blueberry species / Feathermoss Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686798 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Pinus banksiana - Picea mariana / Vaccinium spp. / Pleurozium schreberi Forest   Common: Jack Pine - Black Spruce / Feathermoss Forest   Code: CEGL002448 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus banksiana - Picea mariana / Vaccinium spp. / Pleurozium schreberi Forest