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Pinus banksiana / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus banksiana / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest
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Description: This jack pine - red pine dry sand woodland type is found in northern Minnesota and in the central hemi-boreal forest region of Canada. Stands occur on flat to rolling topography. The soils are relatively infertile sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, and sometimes silt. There is a shallow but largely continuous layer of humus. The overstory is dominated by <i>Pinus banksiana</i> or <i>Pinus resinosa</i>. There may be scattered <i>Pinus strobus,</i><i> Populus tremuloides</i>, and, in stands adjacent to low areas, <i>Picea mariana</i>. The canopy is typically 15-20 m tall. The more mesic sites tend to have denser shrub layers. Typical components include <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Diervilla lonicera, Hudsonia tomentosa</i>, and <i>Vaccinium angustifolium</i>. Common herbaceous species are <i>Symphyotrichum laeve (= Aster laevis), Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, Oryzopsis asperifolia</i>, and <i>Solidago</i> spp. Drier sites have more open understories and depauperate flora. Mosses are common, especially on more mesic sites. This community develops following fire. Without periodic fires, later successional species, such as <i>Abies balsamea, Picea glauca</i> and <i>Picea mariana</i>, may invade. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36900.CEGL002438
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
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Jack Pine / Kinnikinnick Forest
  Translated: Jack Pine / Kinnikinnick Forest
  Scientific: Pinus banksiana / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest
  Code: CEGL002438
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686707 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo