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Pinus banksiana - Picea mariana / Vaccinium spp. / Pleurozium schreberi Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus banksiana - Picea mariana / Vaccinium spp. / Pleurozium schreberi Forest
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Description: This jack pine - black spruce forest type is found in the boreal regions of central Canada and the adjacent United States. Stands occur on flat areas and gentle upper and lower slopes but not on ridges or valley floors. Soils are moderately deep (60-80 cm) sands, coarse loams, or silts with boulders often present at or near the surface. <i>Pinus banksiana</i> is usually the dominant canopy species but has little successful reproduction. <i>Picea mariana</i> is of secondary importance in the canopy but often the most abundant tree species in the lower strata. Other trees found in this community include <i>Abies balsamea, Acer rubrum, Picea glauca</i>, and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Tall and low shrubs are moderately common, while herbaceous species are infrequent. Mosses, especially <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>, are abundant. Common shrubs are the tall shrubs <i>Alnus viridis, Amelanchier</i> spp., and <i>Corylus cornuta</i>, and the low shrubs <i>Diervilla lonicera, Gaultheria procumbens, Vaccinium angustifolium</i>, and <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>. Herbaceous species include <i>Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Clintonia borealis, Cornus canadensis</i>, and <i>Maianthemum canadense</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36826.CEGL002448
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: Jack Pine - Black Spruce / Feathermoss Forest
  Translated: Jack Pine - Black Spruce / Blueberry species / Schreber's Big Red-stem Moss Forest
  Scientific: Pinus banksiana - Picea mariana / Vaccinium spp. / Pleurozium schreberi Forest
  Code: CEGL002448
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686798 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo