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Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta / Vaccinium angustifolium Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta / Vaccinium angustifolium Forest
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Description: This upland red pine - white pine community is found in the hemi-boreal regions of the midwestern United States and in central and possibly eastern Canada. This community occurs on Precambrian bedrock, overlaid with medium deep, coarse sand or coarse loam soils. Moisture varies from dry to dry-mesic, and stands are on mid to upper gentle slopes. Stands contain a pine overstory and a poorly developed understory. <i>Pinus </i><i>resinosa</i> is the dominant overstory species, but can occur mixed with <i>Pinus strobus</i>. Other species include <i>Abies balsamea, Pinus banksiana, Picea mariana, Picea glauca</i>, and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Northern hardwoods, such as <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Betula papyrifera</i>, sometimes form a subcanopy. The understory ranges from moderately herb- and shrub-rich to extremely poor. In the tall-shrub strata, the important species are <i>Amelanchier</i> spp. and <i>Corylus cornuta</i>. The short-shrub layer includes <i>Linnaea borealis, Gaultheria procumbens, Vaccinium angustifolium</i>, and <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>, particularly where gaps in the canopy occur. The herb layer is very poorly represented in most parts of this community's range and includes <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, Pteridium aquilinum</i>, and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>. Mosses are abundant, especially <i>Dicranum</i> spp. (including <i>Dicranum polysetum</i>) and <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>. Diagnostic features include the dominance of <i>Pinus resinosa</i> and the ericaceous understory. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36952.CEGL002443
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: Red Pine - White Pine Hemi-Boreal Dry-Mesic Forest
  Translated: Red Pine - White Pine / Beaked Hazelnut / Lowbush Blueberry Forest
  Scientific: Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta / Vaccinium angustifolium Forest
  Code: CEGL002443
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684873 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo