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Thuja occidentalis - Acer rubrum Saturated Forest Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Thuja occidentalis - Acer rubrum Saturated Forest Alliance
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This alliance is found in the northern United States and southern Canada. The tree layer is dominated by a mix of conifers and deciduous species. Most of the deciduous species are not abundant, but taken together, they make up a substantial amount of the canopy. Thuja occidentalis is a consistently abundant tree. Acer rubrum can be absent to codominant. Other common trees include Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus nigra, and Abies balsamea. The shrub layer varies from sparse to moderately well-developed. It includes Alnus spp., Cornus sericea, Ilex verticillata, Lonicera spp., Nemopanthus mucronatus (in the eastern portion of this alliance's range), and Rhamnus alnifolia. Herbaceous species often found in stands of this alliance include Aralia nudicaulis, Carex spp., Chelone glabra, Coptis trifolia, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Lycopus virginicus, and the ferns Onoclea sensibilis, Osmunda cinnamomea, and Osmunda regalis. Stands of this alliance are found on poorly drained, mostly mineral soils. Soil pH is typically neutral to alkaline. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25523.THUJAOCCIDENTAL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Thuja occidentalis - Acer rubrum Saturated Forest Alliance
  Translated: Northern White-cedar - Red Maple Saturated Forest Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124648 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.446