Name:
Picea glauca - Abies balsamea / Acer spicatum / Rubus pubescens Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This white spruce - balsam fir conifer forest is found in the hemi-boreal region of the Great Lakes in the United States and elsewhere in central Canada. Stands are found primarily on dry-mesic to mesic sites with well-drained, deep (>60 cm), loam, sand, or silt soils. Less commonly, it may be found on wetter sites. The soils have little organic content, and the topography is flat to gently sloping. This community is a closed-canopy forest dominated by a combination of <i>Picea glauca</i> and <i>Abies balsamea</i>. Common associates include <i>Acer rubrum, Betula papyrifera, Picea mariana, Pinus banksiana, Populus tremuloides</i>, and <i>Populus balsamifera</i>. There is usually a prominent shrub/sapling layer containing <i>Abies balsamea, Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera, Lonicera canadensis, Picea glauca, Rosa acicularis, Rubus pubescens, Sorbus americana, Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>, and (eastward) <i>Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i>. The herbaceous layer is often moderately sparse, with species such as <i>Anemone quinquefolia, Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Clintonia borealis, Coptis trifolia, Cornus canadensis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Maianthemum canadense, Mitella nuda</i>, and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>. Mosses include <i>Dicranum polysetum, Pleurozium schreberi, Ptilium crista-castrensis</i>, and <i>Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36646.CEGL002446
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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