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Thuja occidentalis Carbonate Talus Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Thuja occidentalis Carbonate Talus Woodland
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Description: This white-cedar evergreen woodland type is found on talus in the upper midwestern United States and Canada, including limited areas of Michigan and southern Ontario. Stands are found on limestone or dolostone (carbonate) talus. Stand structure varies from patchy and barren (20-40%) to more closed (40-70%) tree canopy. The dominant species is <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>, with typical associates including <i>Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula papyrifera, Fraxinus americana, Ostrya virginiana, Picea glauca</i>, and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>. Tall shrubs include <i>Acer spicatum, Cornus rugosa</i>, and <i>Sambucus racemosa</i>. Herbaceous species include <i>Asplenium trichomanes, Cystopteris bulbifera, Dryopteris marginalis, Geranium robertianum</i>, and <i>Polypodium virginianum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36656.CEGL005172
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: White-cedar Limestone Talus Woodland
  Scientific: Thuja occidentalis Carbonate Talus Woodland
  Code: CEGL005172
  Translated: Northern White-cedar Carbonate Talus Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687642 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo