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Tsuga canadensis - Betula lenta - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tsuga canadensis - Betula lenta - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This mixed conifer-hardwood forested alliance is dominated by <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>, alone or in combination with <i>Pinus strobus</i>, and a variety of mesic hardwoods such as <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum</i>, and <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. Other common and sometimes dominant trees include <i>Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lenta, Liriodendron tulipifera, Prunus serotina</i>, and <i>Quercus</i> spp. (most commonly <i>Quercus rubra</i>). It occurs in the northeastern U.S., ranging from central New England west to the Lake Erie-Lake Ontario ecoregion in Ontario and south to the higher elevations of Virginia and West Virginia. Stands are often found in ravines or low cool sites, on a variety of primarily mesic soils. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38589-{8EA9F01D-5D20-4EF5-A69B-CA85D039F046}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899426 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3302
  Translated: Eastern Hemlock - Sweet Birch - Yellow Birch Forest Alliance
  Common: Central & Southern Appalachian Hemlock - Northern Hardwood Forest
  Scientific: Tsuga canadensis - Betula lenta - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Alliance