Name:
Pinus strobus - (Pinus resinosa) - Quercus rubra Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This white pine - oak forest occurs in the central Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, where it occurs on dry to dry-mesic sites with well-drained sandy loams or coarser soils, typically on morainal slopes. <i>Pinus strobus</i> is the dominant component of the overstory, often forming a supercanopy above the hardwood canopy. <i>Quercus rubra</i> is an important canopy species, along with <i>Acer saccharum</i>, and <i>Quercus alba</i> in central Minnesota, and, farther eastward, <i>Fraxinus americana, Quercus velutina</i>, and occasional <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. Northern stands may contain <i>Acer rubrum, Betula papyrifera, Pinus resinosa, Pinus strobus, Populus grandidentata</i>, and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>, along with <i>Abies balsamea</i> in the understory. The shrub and vine layer in the southern part of the range contains <i>Cornus foemina, Corylus americana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Vaccinium angustifolium</i>, and, farther north, <i>Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera, Gaultheria procumbens, Vaccinium angustifolium</i>, and <i>Viburnum acerifolium</i>. Typical herbs in the southern part of the range include <i>Amphicarpaea bracteata, Aralia nudicaulis, Carex pensylvanica</i>, and <i>Geranium maculatum</i>; farther north, they include <i>Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Maianthemum canadense, Oryzopsis asperifolia, Polygala paucifolia, Polygonatum pubescens, Pteridium aquilinum</i>, and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>. Mosses include <i>Ptilidium pulcherrimum</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36895.CEGL002480
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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