Name:
Pinus strobus - (Pinus resinosa) - Quercus rubra Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This white pine - oak forest community occurs in the central Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, where it occurs on dry to dry-mesic sites. Sites are well-drained sandy loams or coarser soils, typically on morainal slopes. Pinus strobus is the dominant component of the overstory, often forming a supercanopy above the hardwood canopy. Quercus rubra is an important canopy species, along with Acer saccharum, and Quercus alba in central Minnesota, and, further eastward, Fraxinus americana, Quercus velutina, and occasional Fagus grandifolia. Northern stands may contain Acer rubrum, Betula papyrifera, Pinus resinosa, Pinus strobus, Populus grandidentata and Populus tremuloides, along with Abies balsamea in the understory. The shrub and vine layer in the southern part of the range contains Cornus foemina, Corylus americana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Vaccinium angustifolium, and, further north, Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera, Gaultheria procumbens, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Viburnum acerifolium. Typical herbs in the southern part of the range include Amphicarpaea bracteata, Aralia nudicaulis, Carex pensylvanica, and Geranium maculatum; further north, they include Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Maianthemum canadense, Oryzopsis asperifolia, Polygala paucifolia, Polygonatum pubescens, Pteridium aquilinum, and Trientalis borealis. Mosses include Ptilidium pulcherrimum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.24950.PINUSSTROBUSPIN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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