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Populus tremuloides - Abies balsamea Wet-Mesic Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus tremuloides - Abies balsamea Wet-Mesic Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This aspen - balsam fir wet-mesic subboreal forest type is found in the northern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada and elsewhere in central Canada. Stands occur on deep, moist to mesic, mineral soils, usually loams. It can be on flat to moderate slopes and, in northern Minnesota, tends to be near water. Canopy is either pure evergreen or mixed evergreen-deciduous. The overstory is usually dominated by <i>Abies balsamea</i> or <i>Picea glauca</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Other common trees include <i>Populus grandidentata, Fraxinus nigra</i>, and <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. <i>Abies balsamea</i> and <i>Fraxinus nigra</i> are the most common subcanopy species. In the sapling/shrub stratum, <i>Acer spicatum, Diervilla lonicera, Corylus cornuta, Linnaea borealis, Rubus pubescens</i>, and <i>Sorbus americana</i> may be found. Herbaceous species found in this community include <i>Anemone quinquefolia, Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla, Clintonia borealis, Coptis trifolia, Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, Mitella nuda, Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipes, Symphyotrichum puniceum</i>, and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34001-{2018171D-F8B5-4460-98ED-AF5EA6D90051} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 03-Jun-2013 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Abies balsamea - Betula alleghaniensis - Populus tremuloides Subboreal Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.890146 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005238   Translated: Quaking Aspen - Balsam Fir Wet-Mesic Forest   Common: Subboreal Aspen - Fir Wet-Mesic Forest   Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Abies balsamea Wet-Mesic Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Populus tremuloides - Abies balsamea Wet-Mesic Forest