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Pinus banksiana - (Pinus resinosa) - Quercus ellipsoidalis / Carex pensylvanica Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus banksiana - (Pinus resinosa) - Quercus ellipsoidalis / Carex pensylvanica Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This jack pine - oak forest community type is found near the western Great Lakes of the United States and Canada on well-drained, sandy, infertile soils. Sites are typically relatively flat and occur on outwash plains or glaciolacustrine beds. The overstory of this forest community has a moderately closed to closed canopy. Tree density can be very high (up to several hundred trees/ha). The dominant canopy species are <i>Pinus banksiana</i> and <i>Quercus ellipsoidalis</i>. In some stands these two species constitute nearly the entire canopy. Where other trees are present, they typically include <i>Acer rubrum, Pinus resinosa</i>, and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. The shrub layer is sparse to well-defined. <i>Vaccinium angustifolium</i> is very common, but <i>Corylus cornuta, Corylus americana, Rosa</i> spp., and <i>Rubus</i> spp. are other common constituents. <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i> is common in central Michigan and Wisconsin. The herbaceous layer contains species such as <i>Carex pensylvanica, Fragaria virginiana, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Maianthemum canadense, Maianthemum racemosum</i>, and <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31386-{B1A1F778-0707-425E-812B-96A475AEBA06}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 22-Nov-1996 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685555 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002478
  Translated: Jack Pine - (Red Pine) - Northern Pin Oak / Pennsylvania Sedge Forest
  Common: Jack Pine - Red Pine - Northern Pin Oak Forest
  Scientific: Pinus banksiana - (Pinus resinosa) - Quercus ellipsoidalis / Carex pensylvanica Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Pinus banksiana - (Pinus resinosa) - Quercus ellipsoidalis / Carex pensylvanica Forest
(similar) CEGL002478
(similar) Pinus banksiana - (Pinus resinosa) - Quercus ellipsoidalis / Carex pensylvanica Forest