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Populus tremuloides - Betula papyrifera - Acer saccharum - Mixed Hardwoods Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus tremuloides - Betula papyrifera - Acer saccharum - Mixed Hardwoods Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This subboreal aspen - birch forest type is found in the north-central United States and southern Canada on a variety of mesic upland locations. This community has been found on rich sites over clay or silt loam soils. Deciduous trees dominate the canopy and tree reproduction layers of this community. Conifers, when present, are widely scattered. Tree density is moderate to high, but substantial light penetrates the canopy due to the growth form of the dominant species, <i>Betula papyrifera</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Other northern hardwoods may be found in the canopy but are more common in the sapling layer. These include <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ostrya virginiana, Quercus rubra, Tilia americana</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i> (in more mesic sites). <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> become more common in eastern examples of this type. The shrub stratum is usually not well-developed due to shading from the canopy and subcanopy trees. Scattered <i>Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera</i> and <i>Rubus pubescens</i> are typical shrubs. <i>Taxus canadensis</i> and <i>Acer pensylvanicum</i> are present on some sites. The herbaceous layer contains species such as <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla, Clintonia borealis, Maianthemum canadense, Oryzopsis asperifolia</i>, and <i>Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes</i>. Mosses include <i>Dicranum flagellare, Dicranum montanum</i>, and others. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31376-{2958C40B-2222-4529-8733-107C2950D2D2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 4
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 15-Nov-1996 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690022 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002468
  Translated: Quaking Aspen - Paper Birch - Sugar Maple - Mixed Hardwoods Forest
  Common: Aspen - Birch - Sugar Maple - Mixed Hardwoods Forest
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Betula papyrifera - Acer saccharum - Mixed Hardwoods Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002468
(similar) Populus tremuloides - Betula papyrifera - Acer saccharum - Mixed Hardwoods Forest
(similar) Populus tremuloides - Betula papyrifera / Acer saccharum - Mixed Hardwoods Forest