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Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: The white-cedar - jack pine / shrubby-cinquefoil alvar savanna type is found in the upper Great Lakes of the United States and Canada, primarily in Ontario, on Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula. Stands occur on shallow soils over flat limestone outcrops (pavements). This is sometimes a near-shore alvar community, occurring along and near the southern shore of Manitoulin Island and the western shore of the Bruce Peninsula. This is a savanna community with scattered trees forming an open canopy with 10-25% cover, and a variable understory with shrubby, grassy, and pavement patches. The most abundant trees are <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> and <i>Pinus banksiana</i>; <i>Larix laricina</i> is a common associate. This community has a fairly diverse shrub and herb layer. The most abundant shrubs are dwarf-shrubs (under 0.5 m tall), including <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda</i> and <i>Juniperus horizontalis</i>. Characteristic herbs are similar to little bluestem alvar grassland, including <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, Carex scirpoidea, Carex richardsonii, Carex eburnea</i>, and <i>Clinopodium arkansanum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33897-{0577753D-3C16-4A52-972F-05323E5326F8} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 22-Apr-1999 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Thuja occidentalis Limestone Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687378 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005132   Translated: Northern White-cedar - Jack Pine / Shrubby-cinquefoil / Limestone Calamint Wooded Grassland   Common: Northern White-cedar - Jack Pine / Shrubby-cinquefoil Limestone Savanna   Scientific: Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (similar) CEGL005132 (similar) Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation