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Sorbus decora - Acer spicatum / Dryopteris carthusiana Shrubland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Sorbus decora - Acer spicatum / Dryopteris carthusiana Shrubland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This type is only known from Isle Royale National Park in Michigan, where it is restricted to a few outer islands in Rock Harbor at the northeastern end of the park. Stands occupy sites on gentle to moderate slopes at low elevations (under 200 m or 650 feet). Soils are loams to sandy loam, moderately well-drained to well-drained. The vegetation is an unusual type of deciduous forested scrub. Canopy cover varies from 40-90% cover; Sorbus decora is the most abundant canopy tree, Acer spicatum may be codominant, and other less common trees include Abies balsamea, Picea glauca, and Betula papyrifera. Cover of shrubs varies from about 10-70% cover; Oplopanax horridus may be a common understory shrub (but is absent in some places); other common shrubs are Rubus idaeus, Sambucus racemosa, and Taxus canadensis. Dryopteris carthusiana is the most abundant herb; other common herbs are Gymnocarpium dryopteris and Maianthemum canadense. Cover of nonvascular plants is about 5-25%; the most abundant nonvascular plant is the epiphytic lichens called 'old man's beard' or 'hairy lichens' (Usnea spp.).  Accession Code: VB.CC.27626.SORBUSDECORAACE Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 08-Nov-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Acer spicatum Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Mountain-ash - Mountain Maple / Spinulose Woodfern Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689884 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005253   Scientific: Sorbus decora - Acer spicatum / Dryopteris carthusiana Shrubland   Common: Mountain-ash - Mountain Maple Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Sorbus decora - Acer spicatum / Dryopteris carthusiana Shrubland