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Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - (Acer saccharum) Great Lakes Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - (Acer saccharum) Great Lakes Forest Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This hemlock - beech hardwood forest type is found in the central Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands may be found on flat to moderately steep slopes of any aspect. Soils are primarily dry-mesic to mesic loams and sands and sometimes loamy silt. The overstory is typically a closed canopy dominated by Tsuga canadensis and either Acer saccharum or Fagus grandifolia. Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus americana, Pinus strobus, Quercus rubra, and Ulmus americana also can be found in the canopy. Along with smaller individuals of the canopy species, Abies balsamea, Ostrya virginiana, and Picea glauca can often be found in the undergrowth in Upper Michigan. The shrub layer is usually not well-developed and includes such species as Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera, Hamamelis virginiana, and Lonicera canadensis. The herbaceous layer may contain few to many species. Herbaceous species, such as Anemone quinquefolia, Cornus canadensis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Maianthemum canadense, Maianthemum racemosum, Medeola virginiana, Trientalis borealis, Trillium grandiflorum, and Viola spp., can be moderately abundant.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25922.TSUGACANADENSIS 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: Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Eastern Hemlock - American Beech - (Sugar Maple) Great Lakes Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689188 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005042   Scientific: Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - (Acer saccharum) Great Lakes Forest   Common: Great Lakes Hemlock - Beech - Hardwood Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - (Acer saccharum) Great Lakes Forest