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CEGL002483 Pinus banksiana - (Picea mariana, Pinus strobus) / Vaccinium spp. Rocky Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Jack Pine - (Black Spruce, Eastern White Pine) / Blueberry species Rocky Woodland
Colloquial Name: Subboreal Jack Pine Rocky Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This jack pine - black spruce rocky woodland is found in central Canada and adjacent boreal forests of the Great Lakes in the United States. Stands typically occur on shallow, sandy or rocky sites. Soils vary from talus slopes and bare bedrock to deep mineral soils of coarse to fine sand. The tree canopy is open, with scattered Pinus banksiana and Picea mariana. The understory is quite open, with scattered clumps of shrubby Picea mariana. The dwarf-shrub layer contains Vaccinium angustifolium and Vaccinium myrtilloides. The herbaceous layer is sparse, containing Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, and Melampyrum lineare. The moss layer contains Dicranum polysetum and Pleurozium schreberi. Lichens include Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia arbuscula ssp. mitis, and Cladonia stellaris.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Michigan, this type is possible on Isle Royale (TNC 1999b) and elsewhere in the Upper Peninsula, and in Minnesota this type is expected primarily in the Border Lakes region (212La), though it may occur elsewhere. The description in the MNNHP (1993) report has a richer shrub layer than is described in Ontario, and probably also includes the tall-shrub phase of ~Pinus banksiana - Picea mariana / Vaccinium spp. / Pleurozium schreberi Forest (CEGL002448)$$. Farther north in Ontario, Picea mariana is more common.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The tree canopy is open, with scattered Pinus banksiana and Picea mariana. The understory is quite open, with scattered clumps of shrubby Picea mariana. The dwarf-shrub layer contains Vaccinium angustifolium and Vaccinium myrtilloides. The herbaceous layer is sparse, containing Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, and Melampyrum lineare. The moss layer contains Dicranum polysetum and Pleurozium schreberi. Lichens include Cladonia rangiferina (= Cladina rangiferina), Cladonia arbuscula ssp. mitis (= Cladina mitis), and Cladonia stellaris (= Cladina stellaris) (Sims et al. 1989, McCarthy et al. 1994).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands typically occur on shallow, sandy or rocky sites. Soils vary from talus slopes and bare bedrock to deep mineral soils of coarse to fine sand (Sims et al. 1989, McCarthy et al. 1994).
Geographic Range: This jack pine - black spruce rocky woodland type is found in central Canada and adjacent boreal forests of the Great Lakes in the United States.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB, MI, MN, ON, QC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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.b Jack Pine - Red Pine - Oak species Subboreal Woodland Group | G347 | 1.B.2.Na.6.b |
| Alliance | A3839 Jack Pine - Red Pine - Northern Pin Oak Subboreal Rocky Woodland Alliance | A3839 | 1.B.2.Na.6.b |
| Association | CEGL002483 Jack Pine - (Black Spruce, Eastern White Pine) / Blueberry species Rocky Woodland | CEGL002483 | 1.B.2.Na.6.b |
Concept Lineage: CEGL005060 merged with existing CEGL002483 (12-98). Merge CEGL002440 with CEGL002483. Time to get rid of this type. (DFL 6-12).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus banksiana - (Picea mariana, Pinus strobus) / Vaccinium spp. Rocky Woodland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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- TNC [The Nature Conservancy]. 1999b. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Classification of the vegetation of Isle Royale National Park. The Nature Conservancy, Midwest Regional Office, Minneapolis, MN, and International Headquarters, Arlington, VA. 143 pp.