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Populus tremuloides - Abies balsamea Wet-Mesic Forest |
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Name: Populus tremuloides - Abies balsamea Wet-Mesic Forest
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Description: This aspen - balsam fir wet-mesic sub-boreal forest type is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada and elsewhere in central Canada. Stands occur on deep, moist to mesic, mineral soils, usually loams. It can be on flat to moderate slopes and, in northern Minnesota, tends to be near water. Canopy is either pure evergreen or mixed evergreen-deciduous. The overstory is usually dominated by <i>Abies balsamea</i> or <i>Picea glauca</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Other common trees include <i>Populus grandidentata, Fraxinus nigra</i>, and <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. <i>Abies balsamea</i> and <i>Fraxinus nigra</i> are the most common subcanopy species. In the sapling/shrub stratum, <i>Acer spicatum, Diervilla lonicera, Corylus cornuta, Linnaea borealis, Rubus pubescens</i>, and <i>Sorbus americana</i> may be found. Herbaceous species found in this community include <i>Anemone quinquefolia, Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Clintonia borealis, Coptis trifolia, Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, Mitella nuda, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes (= Streptopus roseus), Symphyotrichum puniceum (= Aster puniceus)</i>, and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37515.CEGL005238
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Sub-Boreal Aspen - Fir Wet-Mesic Forest
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Abies balsamea Wet-Mesic Forest
  Code: CEGL005238
  Translated: Trembling Aspen - Balsam Fir Wet-Mesic Forest
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