Name:
Pinus strobus - Pinus banksiana - Quercus rubra Forest & Woodland Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These dry-mesic to xeric pine forests are found across the northern Great Lakes and east to northern New England and Quebec. Typical occurrences are on coarse glacial deposits of sandy or loamy soils. Fire is an important natural disturbance. Stands are characterized by a pine overstory forming a patchy or continuous canopy, and a variable understory. A combination of <i>Pinus strobus, Pinus banksiana</i> (mostly in the Great Lakes region), and <i>Pinus resinosa</i> typically are the diagnostic overstory species. Hardwoods such as <i>Acer rubrum, Betula papyrifera, Populus grandidentata, Populus tremuloides, Quercus ellipsoidalis</i> (in the Great Lakes region), and <i>Quercus rubra</i> sometimes form a subcanopy; or <i>Quercus rubra</i> in particular may occasionally be an important canopy associate. The understory ranges from moderately herb- and shrub-rich to extremely poor. In the tall-shrub layer, the important species are <i>Amelanchier</i> spp. and <i>Corylus cornuta</i>. In the low-shrub layer, <i>Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium myrtilloides, Diervilla lonicera, Gaultheria procumbens</i>, and <i>Linnaea borealis</i> are locally important. The herbaceous layer is variable, sometimes poorly developed and with more prominent cover of feathermosses and lichens, in other cases with an open herb layer, including <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Clintonia borealis, Cornus canadensis, Eurybia macrophylla, Maianthemum canadense, Pteridium aquilinum, Oryzopsis asperifolia, Streptopus lanceolatus</i>, and <i>Trientalis borealis</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39755-{B0FC9F00-F6E2-47F3-93A2-E8905B783172}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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