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Thuja occidentalis Limestone Bedrock Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Thuja occidentalis Limestone Bedrock Woodland
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Description: This white-cedar pavement woodland community type is found in the lower and central Great Lakes regions of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on relatively flat, exposed limestone bedrock, often in association with alvars or limestone cliffs. Stands may be found on bedrock with as much as 1 m of soil. Canopy cover ranges from open to >90%, and varies from pure evergreen to mixed evergreen-deciduous. <i>Picea glauca</i> and <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> dominate the overstory in the pure evergreen phase, but <i>Pinus strobus</i> (emergent) and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> can also be found in the mixed phase, along with deciduous species, such as <i>Acer saccharum, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>. The shrub layer is sparse. Herbaceous cover is generally sparse in the evergreen phase, containing wide-ranging forbs, such as <i>Maianthemum canadense</i>, but is more diverse in the mixed phase. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36654.CEGL005050
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]
Names:   Common: White-cedar Limestone Bedrock Woodland
  Translated: Northern White-cedar Limestone Bedrock Woodland
  Scientific: Thuja occidentalis Limestone Bedrock Woodland
  Code: CEGL005050
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685813 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo