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Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - Tilia americana Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - Tilia americana Forest
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Description: This northern hardwoods community type occurs in the western and central Great Lakes area of the United States and Canada. Stands are found on moderate to deep (60->150 cm) sandy loam, clay loam, or loamy sand soils. The soils are typically slightly acidic to circumneutral, dry-mesic to wet-mesic and moderately nutrient rich. Most stands develop on flat to moderate slopes over glacial till. The community is dominated by deciduous trees with scattered conifers in some stands. <i>Acer saccharum</i> is a dominant throughout the range of this community. It may form nearly pure stands. Other common canopy trees include <i>Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Tilia americana</i>. Boreal conifers such as <i>Abies balsamea</i> and <i>Picea glauca</i> are essentially lacking, but <i>Pinus strobus, Thuja occidentalis</i>, and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> can be found in some stands. The shrub layer is typically sparse; however, it can be moderately developed where the tree canopy is not fully closed. Typical shrubs include <i>Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Lonicera canadensis</i>, and <i>Taxus canadensis</i>. The herbaceous stratum includes <i>Clintonia borealis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Lycopodium</i> spp., <i>Maianthemum canadense, Maianthemum racemosum, Osmorhiza claytonii, Polygonatum pubescens, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes (= Streptopus roseus)</i>, and <i>Viola</i> spp. Diagnostic features include the deciduous hardwood dominance, the lack of <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>, and the presence of a typical northern hardwood ground layer. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37101.CEGL002457
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: Maple - Yellow Birch - Basswood Northern Forest
  Translated: Sugar Maple - Yellow Birch - American Basswood Forest
  Scientific: Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - Tilia americana Forest
  Code: CEGL002457
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688533 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo