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Populus tremuloides - Betula papyrifera - (Acer rubrum, Fraxinus nigra) Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Populus tremuloides - Betula papyrifera - (Acer rubrum, Fraxinus nigra) Forest
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Description: This aspen - birch - maple forest is found in the hemi-boreal region of the upper midwestern United States and southern and central Canada. Sites are on level to rolling topography, and on upper slopes or plateaus or in valley bottoms. The substrate is derived from glacial outwash, lacustrine deposits, or moraines. The soil is typically deep, sandy loam to silty and well-drained to moist. This deciduous forest community has a moderately closed canopy usually dominated by <i>Populus tremuloides</i> and <i>Betula papyrifera</i>. <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Populus grandidentata</i> may be absent to dominant. Other minor components of the overstory may include <i>Abies balsamea, Pinus resinosa, Pinus strobus, Picea glauca, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Tilia americana</i>. Wetter conditions are indicated by <i>Fraxinus nigra</i> and <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>. The shrub layer is approximately 2 m tall and often well-developed. The most abundant species are <i>Acer spicatum, Amelanchier</i> spp., <i>Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera</i>, and <i>Rosa acicularis</i>. Other shrubs present include <i>Lonicera canadensis, Rubus pubescens, Vaccinium angustifolium</i>, and <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>. The herbaceous layer tends to contain many species. Common species are <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Clintonia borealis, Maianthemum canadense, Trientalis borealis</i>, and <i>Viola</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36856.CEGL002467
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: Aspen - Birch - Red Maple Forest
  Translated: Quaking Aspen - Paper Birch - (Red Maple, Black Ash) Forest
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Betula papyrifera - (Acer rubrum, Fraxinus nigra) Forest
  Code: CEGL002467
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686932 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo