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Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum - (Betula alleghaniensis) Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum - (Betula alleghaniensis) Forest
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Description: This red oak - hardwood forest is found in the sub-boreal/mixed hardwood-conifer region of the Great Lakes, in both the United States and Canada. Stands are found on dry to mesic ridgetops and upper to midslopes, occasionally with bedrock outcrops, and on glacial outwash. Soils are moderately shallow (30-60 cm) to deep, varying from fine sands to loams and clay loams. Dominant species in the tree canopy include <i>Quercus rubra, Acer saccharum</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. Associates include <i>Betula papyrifera, </i><i>Betula alleghaniensis, </i><i>Pinus strobus, </i><i>Populus tremuloides, Populus grandidentata</i>, and in the eastern part of its range, <i>Fagus grandifolia, Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>. Subcanopy species typically include the maples. Shrubs include <i>Amelanchier laevis, Acer pensylvanicum, Corylus cornuta, Hamamelis virginiana</i>, and <i>Lonicera canadensis</i>. Herbs include <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Dryopteris carthusiana, Maianthemum canadense, Mitchella repens</i> (creeping semi-shrub), <i>Polygonatum pubescens</i>, and <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i>. Diagnostic species include <i>Quercus rubra</i> along with ground layer species typical of the mixed hardwood-conifer region. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36615.CEGL002461
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
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Names:   Common: Northern Hardwoods Red Oak - Sugar Maple Forest
  Translated: Northern Red Oak - Sugar Maple - (Yellow Birch) Forest
  Scientific: Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum - (Betula alleghaniensis) Forest
  Code: CEGL002461
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689739 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo