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CEGL005127 Pinus strobus - Quercus alba - (Quercus velutina) / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern White Pine - White Oak - (Black Oak) / Big Bluestem Wooded Grassland
Colloquial Name: White Pine - White Oak Barrens
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This pine - oak barrens community is found in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, in Michigan and Ontario, where it is found on sandy glacial lake plains. Historically the canopy was an open mixture of pines, particularly Pinus strobus, and oaks, including Quercus alba, Quercus ellipsoidalis and Quercus velutina. Current stands may be more heavily dominated by the oaks, with pine regenerating in the understory. Carex pensylvanica dominates the herbaceous layer. A variety of prairie species may also be expected. Further characterization of the ground layer is needed.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: It''s possible that some stands of Quercus ellipsoidalis were historically part of this type, prior to logging (Pat Comer pers. comm. 1996). Such stands will not fit the physiognomy of this type very well and may better fit into ~Pinus banksiana - Pinus resinosa - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Carex pensylvanica Wooded Grassland (CEGL005124)$$, or ~Quercus velutina - Quercus ellipsoidalis - (Quercus alba) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Lupinus perennis Wooded Grassland (CEGL002492)$$, though conceptually that type does not currently extend as far north as these stands would require. Quercus velutina is also present. This type needs further characterization. In Wisconsin, some stands in central Wisconsin and along sand terraces of major rivers (especially Black River and Chippewa River) may fit here, but further verification is needed before listing the type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Historically the canopy was an open mixture of pines, particularly Pinus strobus, and oaks, including Quercus alba, Quercus ellipsoidalis and Quercus velutina. Current stands may be more heavily dominated by the oaks, with pine regenerating in the understory. Carex pensylvanica dominates the herbaceous layer. A variety of prairie species may also be expected (Comer et al. 1995b). Further characterization of the ground layer is needed.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This type is found on sandy glacial lakeplains (Comer et al. 1995b).
Geographic Range: This pine - oak barrens community is found in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, in Michigan and Ontario, where it is found on sandy glacial lake plains.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI, ON
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.6 Eastern White Pine - Jack Pine - Northern Pin Oak Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M159 | 1.B.2.Na.6 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.6.d Jack Pine - Northern Pin Oak Barrens Group | G160 | 1.B.2.Na.6.d |
| Alliance | A1499 Jack Pine - Pine species - Oak species Barrens Woodland Alliance | A1499 | 1.B.2.Na.6.d |
| Association | CEGL005127 Eastern White Pine - White Oak - (Black Oak) / Big Bluestem Wooded Grassland | CEGL005127 | 1.B.2.Na.6.d |
Concept Lineage: The woodland stage is not practical to separate out.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus strobus - Quercus alba - (Quercus velutina) / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Comer, P. J., W. A. MacKinnon, M. L. Rabe, D. L. Cuthrell, M. R. Penskar, and D. A. Albert. 1995b. A survey of Lakeplain Prairie in Michigan. CZM Project 94D-0.04. Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Lansing, MI.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Kost, M. A., D. A. Albert, J. G. Cohen, B. S. Slaughter, R. K. Schillo, C. R. Weber, and K. A. Chapman. 2007. Natural communities of Michigan: Classification and description. Report No. 2007-21, Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Lansing. 314 pp. [http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/reports/2007-21_Natural_Communites_of_Michigan_Classification_and_Description.pdf]
- Lee, H., W. Bakowsky, J. Riley, J. Bowles, M. Puddister, P. Uhlig, and S. McMurray. 1998. Ecological land classification for southern Ontario: First approximation and its application. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Southcentral Science Section, Science Development and Transfer Branch. SCSS Field Guide FG-02.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- ONHIC [Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Unpublished data. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada.