Name:
Tsuga canadensis - Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This hemlock - hardwoods forest is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Sites are dry-mesic, typically coarse- to medium-textured ground and end moraines, but also silty/clayey lakeplains, thin glacial till over bedrock, and sand dunes. Soils are loamy sand to sandy loam, with moderately acidic soils. The tree canopy is dominated by a mix of evergreen and deciduous species. <i>Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis</i>, and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> dominate the canopy. Canopy associates include <i>Acer rubrum</i>. Shrub cover is moderate to sparse, including species such as <i>Acer pensylvanicum</i> (eastward), <i>Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa</i>, and <i>Viburnum lantanoides</i> (eastward). Typical herbs include <i>Actaea pachypoda, Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla, Carex arctata, Clintonia borealis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Galium triflorum, Lycopodium dendroideum, Maianthemum canadense, Medeola virginiana, Mitella nuda, Osmorhiza claytonii, Polygonatum pubescens, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes, Trientalis borealis, Trillium erectum</i>, and <i>Trillium grandiflorum</i>. Mosses include <i>Brachythecium reflexum, Callicladium haldanianum, Dicranum montanum</i>, and <i>Plagiothecium laetum</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33811-{220827F7-FBD4-4E41-A121-33C5EFABE50C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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