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Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Vaccinium spp. Rocky Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Vaccinium spp. Rocky Woodland
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Description: This red pine - white pine rocky woodland is found in the hemi-boreal regions of eastern Canada and adjacent western Great Lakes region of the United States. Stands typically occur on shallow, sandy or rocky sites. Soils vary from talus slopes and bare bedrock to deep mineral soils of coarse to fine sand. The tree canopy is open, with scattered <i>Pinus resinosa</i> and <i>Pinus strobus</i>. The understory is quite open, with scattered clumps of shrubby <i>Picea mariana</i>. The dwarf-shrub layer contains <i>Vaccinium angustifolium</i> and <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse, containing <i>Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense</i>, and <i>Melampyrum lineare</i>. The moss layer contains <i>Dicranum polysetum</i> and <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>. Lichens include <i>Cladina rangiferina (= Cladonia rangiferina), Cladina mitis (= Cladonia mitis)</i>, and <i>Cladina stellaris</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36584.CEGL005492
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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Names:   Common: Red Pine - White Pine Hemi-Boreal Rocky Woodland
  Translated: Red Pine - Eastern White Pine / Blueberry species Rocky Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Vaccinium spp. Rocky Woodland
  Code: CEGL005492
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.892953 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo