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Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - (Tilia americana) Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - (Tilia americana) Forest Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This northern hardwoods community type occurs in the western and central Great Lakes area of the United States and Canada. Stands are found on moderate to deep (60->150 cm) sandy loam, clay loam, or loamy sand soils. The soils are typically slightly acidic to circumneutral, dry-mesic to wet-mesic and moderately nutrient rich. Most stands develop on flat to moderate slopes over glacial till. The community is dominated by deciduous trees with scattered conifers in some stands. Acer saccharum is a dominant throughout the range of this community. It may form nearly pure stands. Other common canopy trees include Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus americana, and Tilia americana. Conifers such as Abies balsamea, Picea glauca, Pinus strobus, Thuja occidentalis, and Tsuga canadensis can be found in some stands. The shrub layer is typically sparse; however, it can be moderately developed where the tree canopy is not fully closed. Typical shrubs include Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Lonicera canadensis, and Taxus canadensis. The herbaceous stratum includes Clintonia borealis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Lycopodium spp., Maianthemum canadense, Maianthemum racemosum, Osmorhiza claytonii, Polygonatum pubescens, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes (= Streptopus roseus), and Viola spp. Diagnostic features include the deciduous hardwood dominance, the lack of Fagus grandifolia, and the presence of a sub-boreal ground layer.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24126.ACERSACCHARUMBE 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: Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - (Fagus grandifolia) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Sugar Maple - Yellow Birch - (American Basswood) Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688533 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002457   Scientific: Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - (Tilia americana) Forest   Common: Maple - Yellow Birch Northern Hardwoods Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - Tilia americana Forest