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Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This red oak - hardwood forest community type is found in the sub-boreal/mixed hardwood-conifer region of the Great Lakes, in both the United States and Canada. Stands are found on dry to dry-mesic ridge tops and upper to mid slopes, occasionally with bedrock outcrops, and on glacial outwash. Soils are moderately shallow (30-60 cm) to deep, varying from fine sands to loams and clay loams. Dominant species in the tree canopy include Quercus rubra, Acer saccharum, and Acer rubrum. Associates include Betula papyrifera, Pinus strobus, Tilia americana, and in the eastern part of its range, Fagus grandifolia, Fraxinus americana, and Ostrya virginiana. Subcanopy species typically include the maples. Shrubs include Amelanchier laevis, Acer pensylvanicum, Corylus cornuta, Hamamelis virginiana, and Lonicera canadensis. Herbs include Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Dryopteris carthusiana, Maianthemum canadense, Mitchella repens (creeping semi-shrub), Polygonatum pubescens, and Pteridium aquilinum. Diagnostic species include Quercus rubra with ground layer species typical of the mixed hardwood-conifer region. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25830.QUERCUSRUBRAACE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Northern Red Oak - Sugar Maple Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689739 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002461
  Scientific: Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum Forest
  Common: Northern Red Oak - Sugar Maple Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum - (Betula alleghaniensis) Forest