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Picea glauca - Abies balsamea - Populus tremuloides / Mixed Herbs Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Picea glauca - Abies balsamea - Populus tremuloides / Mixed Herbs Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This spruce - fir - aspen forest is found in the hemi-boreal region of the western Great Lakes area of the United States and Canada and elsewhere in parts of central Canada. Stands occur on deep, well-drained to rapidly drained, moist, fine-textured mineral soils. Loams are the most common, but silts and clays are also possible. The overstory is a mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees. Species composition is varied. The most abundant tree species are Abies balsamea, Acer rubrum, Picea glauca, Pinus strobus, Populus tremuloides, and Populus balsamifera. The sapling/shrub layer is usually moderately well-developed. Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Rosa acicularis, Rubus pubescens, and saplings of Abies balsamea are the most commonly encountered in this stratum. Herb diversity is usually high. Aralia nudicaulis, Symphyotrichum ciliolatum (= Aster ciliolatus), Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Clintonia borealis, Cornus canadensis, Galium triflorum, Maianthemum canadense, Mitella nuda, and Trientalis borealis are typical of this community. A Lake Superior clayplain variant may occur in northern Wisconsin. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36928.CEGL002475
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: Spruce - Fir - Aspen Forest
  Translated: White Spruce - Balsam Fir - Quaking Aspen / Mixed Herbs Forest
  Scientific: Picea glauca - Abies balsamea - Populus tremuloides / Mixed Herbs Forest
  Code: CEGL002475
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690025 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo