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Pinus banksiana / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus banksiana / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This jack pine / kinikinnick forest type is found in the northern parts of the midwestern United States and in central Canada. Stands occur on flat to rolling topography. The soils are relatively infertile sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, and sometimes silt. There is a shallow but largely continuous layer of humus. The overstory is dominated by Pinus banksiana. There may be scattered Pinus resinosa, Populus tremuloides, and, in stands adjacent to low areas, Picea mariana. The canopy is typically 15-20 m tall. The more mesic sites tend to have denser shrub layers. Typical components include Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Diervilla lonicera, Hudsonia tomentosa, and Vaccinium spp. Common herbaceous species are Symphyotrichum laeve (= Aster laevis), Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, Oryzopsis asperifolia, and Solidago spp. Drier sites have more open understories and depauperate flora. Mosses are common, especially on more mesic sites. This community develops following fire. Without periodic fires, later successional species, such as Abies balsamea, Picea glauca and Picea mariana, may invade. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23612.PINUSBANKSIANAA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Jack Pine / Kinikinnick Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686707 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002438
  Scientific: Pinus banksiana / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest
  Common: Jack Pine / Bearberry Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus banksiana / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest