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Picea mariana / Pleurozium schreberi Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Picea mariana / Pleurozium schreberi Forest Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This black spruce / feathermoss forest type is found widely throughout the boreal regions of Canada, and into adjacent areas of the midwestern United States. Stands occur on level to gently sloping ground. Soils are typically moderately well-drained, coarse loams, sands, and silts. The canopy of this community is closed and heavily dominated by Picea mariana with small amounts of Abies balsamea, Betula papyrifera, Picea glauca, Pinus banksiana, and Populus tremuloides. The shrub and herb layer are poorly developed. Species that are most abundant in these layers include the shrubs Corylus cornuta, Gaultheria procumbens, Ledum groenlandicum, Rosa acicularis, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Vaccinium myrtilloides and the herbs Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Cornus canadensis, Equisetum arvense, and Maianthemum canadense. Feathermosses, particularly Pleurozium schreberi, are very abundant.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27012.PICEAMARIANAPLE 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: Picea mariana Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Black Spruce / Feathermoss Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688759 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002447   Scientific: Picea mariana / Pleurozium schreberi Forest   Common: Black Spruce / Feathermoss Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Picea mariana / Pleurozium schreberi Forest