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Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis - Spartina pectinata Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis - Spartina pectinata Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This lowland aspen forest is found in the aspen parkland region of the United States (Minnesota and North Dakota) and the prairie provinces of Canada. Stands occur on wet, poorly drained soils with high water tables. The tree canopy is most often dominated by <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. <i>Populus balsamifera</i> is a component of most stands and may be codominant on the wettest sites. Other less constant associates include <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus macrocarpa</i>, or <i>Ulmus americana</i>. The abundance of the shrub and herb layers varies, depending on moisture. Generally, <i>Amelanchier</i> spp., <i>Cornus sericea, Cornus racemosa</i>, and <i>Corylus americana</i> are almost always present, the latter preferring somewhat drier conditions. Short shrubs include <i>Rosa blanda</i> and <i>Rosa acicularis</i>. Characteristic herbaceous species include <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex pensylvanica, Maianthemum stellatum, Fragaria virginiana, Galium boreale, Sanicula marilandica, Thalictrum dasycarpum, Rubus pubescens</i>, and <i>Solidago canadensis</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31006-{A8EF6CB4-E810-4BEF-A091-97D83C541097}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 25-Jun-2013 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684974 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002097
  Translated: Quaking Aspen - Balsam Poplar / Bluejoint - Prairie Cordgrass Forest
  Common: Aspen Prairie Lowland Forest
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis - Spartina pectinata Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis Forest
(similar) CEGL002097
(similar) Populus tremuloides - Populus balsamifera / Calamagrostis canadensis - Spartina pectinata Forest