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Pinus strobus - Populus tremuloides / Corylus cornuta Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus strobus - Populus tremuloides / Corylus cornuta Forest Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This white pine - hardwood forest community type is found in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands are found on a variety of slope positions on deep (>60 cm), dry-mesic to mesic, rapidly drained soils, with fine sandy to loamy soil textures. The tree canopy is mixed evergreen-deciduous. Pinus strobus may form a supercanopy over a mixture of other species, including Betula papyrifera, Populus tremuloides, Picea glauca, and Abies balsamea. Less frequent are Pinus resinosa, Populus grandidentata, and Thuja occidentalis. The subcanopy can include Acer rubrum and Acer saccharum, as well as a mixture of canopy species. Tall shrubs and saplings include Abies balsamea, Acer spicatum, Amelanchier spp. and Corylus cornuta. Short shrubs include Diervilla lonicera, Linnaea borealis, Lonicera canadensis, and Vaccinium myrtilloides. Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides may be present in the eastern part of the range. Herbs include Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Clintonia borealis, Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, Oryzopsis asperifolia, Pteridium aquilinum, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes (= Streptopus roseus), and Trientalis borealis. Typical mosses include Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum polysetum and Dicranum flagellare.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24948.PINUSSTROBUSPOP 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: Pinus strobus - (Pinus resinosa) - Populus tremuloides Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Eastern White Pine - Quaking Aspen / Beaked Hazelnut Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688375 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002479   Scientific: Pinus strobus - Populus tremuloides / Corylus cornuta Forest   Common: White Pine - Aspen - Birch Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta Forest