Name:
Tsuga canadensis - Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This hemlock - hardwoods community type is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Sites are found on dry-mesic sites, typically on coarse- to medium-textured ground and end moraines, but also on silty/clayey lakeplains, thin glacial till over bedrock, and sand dunes. Soils are loamy sand to sandy loam, with moderately acid soils. The tree canopy is dominated by a mix of evergreen and deciduous species. Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, and Tsuga canadensis dominate the canopy. Canopy associates include Acer rubrum. Shrub cover is moderate to sparse, including species such as Acer pensylvanicum (eastward), Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (= Sambucus pubens), and Viburnum lantanoides (= Viburnum alnifolium) (eastward). Typical herbs include Actaea pachypoda (= Actaea alba), Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Carex arctata, Clintonia borealis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Galium triflorum, Lycopodium dendroideum, Maianthemum canadense, Medeola virginiana, Mitella nuda, Osmorhiza claytonii, Polygonatum pubescens, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes (= Streptopus roseus), Trientalis borealis, Trillium erectum, and Trillium grandiflorum. Mosses include Brachythecium reflexum, Callicladium haldanianum, Dicranum montanum, and Plagiothecium laetum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.24918.TSUGACANADENSIS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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