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Pinus strobus - Picea glauca - Betula papyrifera Sub-Boreal Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus strobus - Picea glauca - Betula papyrifera Sub-Boreal Forest
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Description: These sub-boreal conifer - northern hardwood forests are found in the eastern cool temperate forest region, ranging from north-central Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan through central Ontario to eastern Canada. Stands are dominated by <i>Pinus strobus</i> and <i>Picea glauca</i>, often with <i>Betula papyrifera</i>, and with a prominent mix of northern hardwoods, such as <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum, </i><i>Populus grandidentata</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina</i>, along with the boreal hardwoods <i>Populus tremuloides</i> and <i>Betula papyrifera</i>. Other conifers include <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. The shrub and herb layers are variable, decreasing as the percent conifer cover increases. Common shrub species include <i>Acer spicatum, Amelanchier</i> spp., <i>Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera, Lonicera canadensis</i>, and <i>Prunus virginiana</i>. The moss layer ranges from discontinuous to continuous. These upland forests typically occur on mesic to wet-mesic (moist) sites, most commonly level, clayey sites, and sites with high local water tables on glacial lake deposits, stagnation moraines and tillplains. Wetter sites may contain <i>Alnus incana ssp. rugosa, Calamagrostis canadensis</i>, and <i>Equisetum</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36581.CEGL005224
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Sub-Boreal Mesic Spruce - Fir - Northern Hardwoods Forest
  Translated: Eastern White Pine - White Spruce - Paper Birch Sub-Boreal Forest
  Scientific: Pinus strobus - Picea glauca - Betula papyrifera Sub-Boreal Forest
  Code: CEGL005224
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.890136 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo