Name:
Tsuga canadensis - Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This hemlock - hardwoods forest is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Sites are dry-mesic, typically coarse- to medium-textured ground and end moraines, but also silty/clayey lakeplains, thin glacial till over bedrock, and sand dunes. Soils are loamy sand to sandy loam, with moderately acidic soils. The tree canopy is dominated by a mix of evergreen and deciduous species. <i>Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis</i>, and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> dominate the canopy. Canopy associates include <i>Acer rubrum</i>. Shrub cover is moderate to sparse, including species such as <i>Acer pensylvanicum</i> (eastward), <i>Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (= Sambucus pubens)</i>, and <i>Viburnum lantanoides (= Viburnum alnifolium)</i> (eastward). Typical herbs include <i>Actaea pachypoda (= Actaea alba), Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Carex arctata, Clintonia borealis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Galium triflorum, Lycopodium dendroideum, Maianthemum canadense, Medeola virginiana, Mitella nuda, Osmorhiza claytonii, Polygonatum pubescens, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes (= Streptopus roseus), Trientalis borealis, Trillium erectum</i>, and <i>Trillium grandiflorum</i>. Mosses include <i>Brachythecium reflexum, Callicladium haldanianum, Dicranum montanum</i>, and <i>Plagiothecium laetum</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36674.CEGL005044
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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