Name:
Pinus banksiana - Populus tremuloides / Diervilla lonicera Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This jack pine - aspen forest is found in the subboreal region of the upper midwestern United States and into central Canada. Stands occur on generally level sandy outwash plains or moderately sloping moraines. The soils are fresh to dry, deep, sandy loams, loams, and fine sands. In Manitoba, the soils tend to be somewhat more moist and fine. The canopy layer is a mix of coniferous and deciduous trees, or less often pure conifer, with the conifers tending to be more abundant in the north. The canopy is typically dominated by <i>Pinus banksiana </i>alone or more often with <i>Populus tremuloides</i>, with lesser amounts of <i>Abies balsamea, Betula papyrifera, Picea glauca</i>, and <i>Picea mariana</i>. Tree density and crown spacing may be moderately dense to dense, but sufficient light penetrates to permit the growth of a vigorous shrub layer. The most common shrubs are <i>Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera, Linnaea borealis, Rosa acicularis, Rubus pubescens, Vaccinium angustifolium</i>, and <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>. <i>Acer spicatum</i> can be dominant in parts of the range. The herbaceous layer is also typically quite rich with species such as <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla, Cornus canadensis, Clintonia borealis, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes, Trientalis borealis</i>, and <i>Viola</i> spp.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31426-{CA7A116C-D828-44AD-AC21-9551AEF1610F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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