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Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - (Acer saccharum) Great Lakes Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - (Acer saccharum) Great Lakes Forest
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Description: This hemlock - beech hardwood forest is found in the central Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands may be found on flat to moderately steep slopes of any aspect. Soils are primarily dry-mesic to mesic loams and sands and sometimes loamy silt. The overstory is typically a closed canopy dominated by <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> and either <i>Acer saccharum</i> or <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. <i>Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus americana, Pinus strobus, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i> also can be found in the canopy. Along with smaller individuals of the canopy species, <i>Abies balsamea, Ostrya virginiana</i>, and <i>Picea glauca</i> can often be found in the undergrowth in Upper Michigan. The shrub layer is usually not well-developed and includes such species as <i>Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera, Hamamelis virginiana</i>, and <i>Lonicera canadensis</i>. The herbaceous layer may contain few to many species. Herbaceous species, such as <i>Anemone quinquefolia, Cornus canadensis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Maianthemum canadense, Maianthemum racemosum, Medeola virginiana, Trientalis borealis, Trillium grandiflorum</i>, and <i>Viola</i> spp., can be moderately abundant. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36668.CEGL005042
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:   Translated: Eastern Hemlock - American Beech - (Sugar Maple) Great Lakes Forest
  Scientific: Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - (Acer saccharum) Great Lakes Forest
  Common: Great Lakes Hemlock - Beech - Hardwood Forest
  Code: CEGL005042
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