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Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: The white-cedar - jack pine / shrubby-cinquefoil alvar savanna type is found in the upper Great Lakes of the United States and Canada, primarily in Ontario, on Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula. Stands occur on shallow soils over flat limestone outcrops (pavements). This is sometimes a near-shore alvar community, occurring along and near the southern shore of Manitoulin Island and the western shore of the Bruce Peninsula. This is a savanna community with scattered trees forming an open canopy with 10-25% cover, and a variable understory with shrubby, grassy, and pavement patches. The most abundant trees are <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> and <i>Pinus banksiana</i>; <i>Larix laricina</i> is a common associate. This community has a fairly diverse shrub and herb layer. The most abundant shrubs are dwarf-shrubs (under 0.5 m tall), including <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda)</i> and <i>Juniperus horizontalis</i>. Characteristic herbs are similar to little bluestem alvar grassland, including <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, Carex scirpoidea, Carex richardsonii, Carex eburnea</i>, and <i>Clinopodium arkansanum (= Calamintha arkansana)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36661.CEGL005132
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
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: White-cedar - Jack Pine /Shrubby-cinquefoil Alvar Savanna
  Translated: Northern White-cedar - Jack Pine / Shrubby-cinquefoil / Limestone Calamint Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005132
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687378 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo