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Populus balsamifera - Fraxinus nigra / Matteuccia struthiopteris Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus balsamifera - Fraxinus nigra / Matteuccia struthiopteris Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Floodplain forests dominated by <i>Populus balsamifera</i> are characteristic of some boreal river setting in eastern Canada and extend into the U.S. in extreme northern Maine. Canopy cover is somewhat open (around 80%) over a spotty shrub layer and a usually dense herb layer. In the canopy and subcanopy, <i>Populus balsamifera</i> is dominant or codominant with <i>Fraxinus nigra</i> or, less commonly, <i>Ulmus americana</i>. Shrubs include <i>Corylus cornuta, Cornus rugosa</i>, and <i>Alnus incana ssp. rugosa</i>. The ferns <i>Onoclea sensibilis</i> and <i>Matteuccia struthiopteris</i> dominate the herb layer; less abundant, but common, are <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Laportea canadensis, Rubus pubescens, Thalictrum pubescens, Carex intumescens</i>, and <i>Carex gynandra</i>. <i>Veratrum viride</i> and <i>Arisaema triphyllum</i> are present at some sites. This association differs from other northeastern floodplain forests in the prevalence of <i>Populus balsamifera</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35075-{8FAEF79B-CABB-486F-B089-E10E5088F694}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 29-Jan-2003 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684420 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006432
  Translated: Balsam Poplar - Black Ash / Ostrich Fern Forest
  Common: Balsam Poplar Floodplain Forest
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera - Fraxinus nigra / Matteuccia struthiopteris Forest
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(similar) Populus balsamifera - Fraxinus nigra / Matteuccia struthiopteris Forest
(similar) Populus balsamifera - Fraxinus nigra / Matteuccia struthiopteris Forest