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CEGL002065 Quercus macrocarpa - Populus tremuloides / Aralia nudicaulis Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bur Oak - Quaking Aspen / Wild Sarsaparilla Forest
Colloquial Name: Midwest Bur Oak - Aspen Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This bur oak - aspen forest type is found primarily in the northern tallgrass region of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on rolling topography with a variety of slopes and aspects. The soils are loamy and often deep, well-developed, and slightly acidic. The canopy is somewhat open to closed, but significant light typically reaches the forest floor. The overstory is dominated by Quercus macrocarpa and Populus tremuloides with Betula papyrifera, Tilia americana, and Ulmus americana of secondary importance. Quercus macrocarpa often has the largest individuals. There is a vigorous shrub layer between 1 and 2 m tall dominated by Corylus cornuta. Other species that are found in this stratum include Prunus virginiana, Amelanchier alnifolia, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, and Viburnum opulus var. americanum. The herbaceous layer is also well represented. The most abundant species is Aralia nudicaulis, with Carex pensylvanica, Thalictrum dioicum, Sanicula marilandica, and Maianthemum canadense often present.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is conceptually defined as the tallgrass prairie region aspen-oak forest type distinct from the prairie parkland type, ~Quercus macrocarpa - Populus tremuloides / Corylus spp. Woodland (CEGL002139)$$. A similar forest type is ~Populus tremuloides / Corylus americana Forest (CEGL002063)$$, found more eastward in the prairie-forest border region. This description is based on one stand (Scully''s Woods - Unburned) sampled by Potter and Moir (1961) in North Dakota. In Minnesota, this type is described from 222Ma and 251Aa. Here we suggest that it may occur more broadly in the tallgrass prairie region as an oak-aspen type. In the MN 2003 classification, this is= FDs36a, found in NC MN, and it has greater affinity with CEGL002142 = FDs37a, but it lacks white oak.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This deciduous forest community has a somewhat open to closed canopy. Significant light typically reaches the forest floor. The overstory is dominated by Populus tremuloides with Quercus macrocarpa, Betula papyrifera, and Ulmus americana of secondary importance. Quercus macrocarpa often has the largest individuals. Potter and Moir (1961) found bur oaks up to 65 cm dbh. The larger of these were probably well over 200 years old since one 38-cm tree that was dated using tree ring counts was 193 years old. There is a vigorous shrub layer between 1 and 2 m tall. It is dominated by Corylus cornuta. Other species that are found in this stratum are Prunus virginiana, Amelanchier alnifolia, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, and Viburnum opulus var. americanum (= Viburnum trilobum). The herbaceous layer is also well represented. The most abundant species is Aralia nudicaulis. Carex pensylvanica, Thalictrum dioicum, Sanicula marilandica, and Maianthemum canadense can also be found in this community. Potter and Moir (1961) found that the shrub layer had 45% cover and the herbaceous layer had 60% cover.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community has been found on rolling topography with a variety of slopes and aspects (Potter and Moir 1961). The soils are loamy and often deep, well developed, and slightly acidic.
Geographic Range: This aspen - oak forest type is found primarily in the northern tallgrass region of the United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: IA, MN, ND, SD
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNRQ
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.4 White Oak - Bur Oak - Shagbark Hickory Forest, Woodland & Savanna Macrogroup | M012 | 1.B.2.Na.4 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.4.b North-Central Oak - Hickory Forest & Woodland Group | G649 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
| Alliance | A3324 White Oak - Bur Oak - Swamp White Oak Woodland Alliance | A3324 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
| Association | CEGL002065 Bur Oak - Quaking Aspen / Wild Sarsaparilla Forest | CEGL002065 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus tremuloides - Quercus macrocarpa / Aralia nudicaulis Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Scully''s Woods (Potter and Moir 1961)
= Scully''s Woods (Potter and Moir 1961)
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- MNNHP [Minnesota Natural Heritage Program]. 1993. Minnesota''s native vegetation: A key to natural communities. Version 1.5. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program, St. Paul, MN. 110 pp.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- Minnesota DNR [Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]. 2003-2005a. Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota. Three volumes: The Laurentian Mixed Forest Province (2003), The Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province (2005c), The Prairie Parkland and Tallgrass Aspen Parklands provinces (2005b). Ecological Land Classification Program, Minnesota County Biological Survey, and Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul.
- Minnesota DNR [Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]. 2005b. Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota: The Prairie Parkland and Tallgrass Aspen Parklands provinces. Ecological Land Classification Program, Minnesota County Biological Survey, and Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul.
- NDNHI [North Dakota Natural Heritage Inventory]. 2018. Unpublished data. Vegetation classification of North Dakota. North Dakota Natural Heritage Inventory, North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department, Bismarck.
- Potter, L. D., and D. R. Moir. 1961. Phytosociological study of burned and unburned deciduous woods, Turtle Mountains, North Dakota. Ecology 42:468-480.
- SDNHP [South Dakota Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, Pierre, SD.