Name:
Picea glauca - (Betula papyrifera) / Danthonia spicata Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This white spruce rocky woodland occurs in localized areas of the Great Lakes region of the United States, and possibly Canada. On Isle Royale, Michigan, stands occur in high rocky ridgelines, with flat areas to steep slopes at elevations usually ranging from 200-300 m (610-900 feet). Stands sometimes occur on old beach flats or beach ridges. Soils are thin sandy, sandy loam, or organic, and well-drained to rapidly drained. The vegetation is an open-canopy evergreen woodland with variable physiognomy; canopy cover ranges from 10-60% cover. <i>Picea glauca</i> is the most abundant tree over 5 m tall; <i>Betula papyrifera</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i> are common associates. Shrub cover varies from about 5-50% cover of tall shrubs, from 5-60% cover of short shrubs, and from 0-60% cover of dwarf-shrubs. The most abundant tall shrubs are saplings (or browsed scrub) of <i>Picea glauca, Abies balsamea</i>, and <i>Sorbus decora</i>, as well as <i>Alnus incana</i> shrubs. The most abundant short shrubs are <i>Diervilla lonicera, Rubus parviflorus, Sambucus racemosa, Ribes glandulosum</i>, and <i>Rosa acicularis</i>. <i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i> is the most abundant dwarf-shrub. Herb cover is variable, ranging from about 30-80% cover. The most abundant herbs are <i>Eurybia macrophylla, Aralia nudicaulis, Pteridium aquilinum, Cornus canadensis, Poa</i> spp., <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i>, and <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i>. Nonvascular cover is variable, ranging from 0-60% cover; the most abundant lichens are <i>Cladonia</i> spp. and foliose lichens; the most abundant moss is <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33959-{059FB523-04CC-4AA1-8F48-27632B18ED78}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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