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Thuja occidentalis - Abies balsamea Subboreal Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Thuja occidentalis - Abies balsamea Subboreal Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This subboreal alliance is found primarily in the northern Great Lakes region of Minnesota and Ontario, possibly ranging east into New England. <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> dominates the canopy and can occur in pure stands. Other associates include <i>Abies balsamea, Acer rubrum, Betula papyrifera, Picea glauca, Picea mariana, Populus tremuloides</i>, and <i>Pinus strobus</i>. Absent are northern hardwood trees. The tall-shrub/sapling layer contains species such as saplings of <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> and <i>Abies balsamea</i> and shrubs <i>Acer spicatum, Corylus cornuta, Lonicera canadensis, Rubus pubescens</i>, and <i>Sorbus decora</i>. The ground layer is diverse on mesic stands and less so on steep, drier stands. Typical species include <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Clintonia borealis, Cornus canadensis, Eurybia macrophylla, Galium triflorum, Maianthemum canadense, Mitella nuda</i>, and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>. This type typically occurs on wet-mesic to well-drained slopes. Soils are fine to moderately coarse-textured, usually calcareous, moderately deep to deep, and often contain boulders at the surface. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39056-{44D7EA13-F181-45E0-9213-B701075DCFA3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899897 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3845
  Translated: Northern White-cedar - Balsam Fir Subboreal Forest Alliance
  Common: Subboreal Northern White-cedar - Balsam Fir Forest
  Scientific: Thuja occidentalis - Abies balsamea Subboreal Forest Alliance