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Acer saccharum - Pinus strobus / Acer pensylvanicum Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Pinus strobus / Acer pensylvanicum Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This dry white pine - northern hardwood forest occurs widely throughout the upper midwestern and northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The typical environmental setting is well-drained, acidic, sandy or gravelly soil over glacial till, in general a less mesic setting than northern hardwoods lacking white pine. Stands are characterized by a closed canopy, sometimes with supercanopy pine, patchy (but overall fairly sparse) shrubs, and relatively sparse herb and bryoid strata. Canopy dominants are the northern hardwood species <i>Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis</i>, and in the Northeast <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>, with <i>Pinus strobus</i>, the pine often occurring as a supercanopy. Minor canopy associates may include <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> and <i>Quercus rubra</i>. In the Northeast at the northern edge of the range, <i>Abies balsamea, Picea rubens</i> and <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> may also occur sparingly. The subcanopy is dominated by <i>Acer pensylvanicum</i>. The herbaceous layer is characterized by <i>Trientalis borealis, Maianthemum canadense, Pteridium aquilinum, Oryzopsis asperifolia</i>, intermixed with the dwarf-shrubs <i>Gaultheria procumbens, Vaccinium angustifolium</i> and <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i>. Bryophytes include <i>Polytrichum commune, Pleurozium schreberi, Bazzania trilobata</i>, or <i>Hypnum imponens</i>. Distribution in Michigan needs further checking. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31421.CEGL005005
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Common: Northern Hardwood - White Pine Forest
  Translated: Sugar Maple - Eastern White Pine / Striped Maple Forest
  Scientific: Acer saccharum - Pinus strobus / Acer pensylvanicum Forest
  Code: CEGL005005