Login | Datasets | Logout
 

View Community Concepts - Detail

Tsuga canadensis - Acer saccharum / (Hepatica nobilis var. acuta) Driftless Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
  click to update datacart
Name: Tsuga canadensis - Acer saccharum / (Hepatica nobilis var. acuta) Driftless Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This hemlock forest type occurs in the "Driftless Area" of southern Wisconsin, of the United States. Stands occur on steep north-facing, thin soil slopes and cool protected ravines that are associated with cliffs in the unglaciated part of Wisconsin. The tree canopy is tall and dominated by <i>Acer saccharum</i> and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>, with <i>Betula alleghaniensis</i> always present. Other associates may include <i>Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus americana, Pinus strobus, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Tilia americana</i>. The shrub/sapling layer is not well-developed and contains <i>Acer spicatum, Hamamelis virginiana, Ostrya virginiana, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa</i>, and occasional <i>Acer rubrum</i>. The herbaceous layer contains a mix of southern and northern species; southern species include <i>Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis, Hepatica nobilis var. acuta, Hydrophyllum virginianum, Osmorhiza claytonii</i>, and <i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>; the characteristic northern species include <i>Eurybia macrophylla, Clintonia borealis, Huperzia lucidula, Maianthemum canadense, Mitchella repens, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes</i> and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>. Other common herbs include <i>Arisaema triphyllum, Athyrium filix-femina</i>, and <i>Polygonatum pubescens</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31505-{E8EEC540-668A-4B12-924A-8CE58A4965A6}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Dec-1998 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687168 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002597
  Translated: Eastern Hemlock - Sugar Maple / Sharp-lobe Liverleaf Driftless Forest
  Common: Hemlock - Sugar Maple Relict Forest
  Scientific: Tsuga canadensis - Acer saccharum / (Hepatica nobilis var. acuta) Driftless Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002597
(similar) Tsuga canadensis - Acer saccharum / (Hepatica nobilis var. acuta) Driftless Forest
(similar) Tsuga canadensis - Acer saccharum / (Hepatica nobilis var. acuta) Driftless Forest