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Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta / Vaccinium angustifolium Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta / Vaccinium angustifolium Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This upland red pine - white pine community is found in the subboreal 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 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, 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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31351-{9C90B43C-4FD0-403D-9913-3E8CE5EB9015}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 28
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-Jun-2013 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684873 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002443
  Translated: Red Pine - White Pine / Beaked Hazelnut / Lowbush Blueberry Forest
  Common: Subboreal Red Pine - White Pine Dry-Mesic Forest
  Scientific: Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta / Vaccinium angustifolium Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002443
(similar) Pinus resinosa / Vaccinium spp. Forest
(similar) Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Corylus cornuta / Vaccinium angustifolium Forest