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Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta Forest
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Description: This red pine - white pine dry-mesic forest is found in the hemi-boreal parts of the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands are found on a variety of slope positions on deep (>60 cm), dry-mesic to mesic, rapidly drained soils, with fine sandy to loamy soil textures. The tree canopy is evergreen to mixed evergreen-deciduous. <i>Pinus resinosa</i> and <i>Pinus strobus</i> may form a supercanopy over a mixture of other species, including <i>Betula papyrifera, Populus tremuloides, Picea glauca</i>, and <i>Abies balsamea</i>. Less frequent are <i>Pinus resinosa, Populus grandidentata</i>, and <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. Tall shrubs and saplings include <i>Abies balsamea, Acer spicatum, Amelanchier</i> spp. and <i>Corylus cornuta</i>. Short shrubs include <i>Diervilla lonicera, Linnaea borealis, Lonicera canadensis</i>, and <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>. <i>Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i> may be present in the eastern part of the range. Herbs include <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Clintonia borealis, Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, Oryzopsis asperifolia, Pteridium aquilinum, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes (= Streptopus roseus)</i>, and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>. Typical mosses include <i>Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum polysetum</i> and <i>Dicranum flagellare</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36857.CEGL002479
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
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Names:   Common: White Pine - Aspen - Birch Forest
  Translated: Red Pine - Eastern White Pine / Beaked Hazelnut Forest
  Scientific: Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta Forest
  Code: CEGL002479
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688375 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo