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CEGL005132 Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Northern White-cedar - Jack Pine / Shrubby-cinquefoil / Limestone Calamint Wooded Grassland
Colloquial Name: Northern White-cedar - Jack Pine / Shrubby-cinquefoil Limestone Savanna
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: The white-cedar - jack pine / shrubby-cinquefoil alvar savanna type is found in the upper Great Lakes of the United States and Canada, primarily in Ontario, on Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula. Stands occur on shallow soils over flat limestone outcrops (pavements). This is sometimes a near-shore alvar community, occurring along and near the southern shore of Manitoulin Island and the western shore of the Bruce Peninsula. This is a savanna community with scattered trees forming an open canopy with 10-25% cover, and a variable understory with shrubby, grassy, and pavement patches. The most abundant trees are Thuja occidentalis and Pinus banksiana; Larix laricina is a common associate. This community has a fairly diverse shrub and herb layer. The most abundant shrubs are dwarf-shrubs (under 0.5 m tall), including Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda and Juniperus horizontalis. Characteristic herbs are similar to little bluestem alvar grassland, including Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, Carex scirpoidea, Carex richardsonii, Carex eburnea, and Clinopodium arkansanum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type may have both an open canopy (woodland) and a scattered canopy (wooded herbaceous). Characteristic herbs are similar to Little Bluestem Alvar Grassland, ~Sporobolus heterolepis - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Carex scirpoidea) / (Juniperus horizontalis) Grassland (CEGL005234)$$.
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This is a savanna community with scattered trees forming an open canopy with 10-25% cover, and a variable understory with shrubby, grassy, and pavement patches. The most abundant trees are Thuja occidentalis and Pinus banksiana; Larix laricina is a common associate. This community has a fairly diverse shrub and herb layer. The most abundant shrubs are dwarf-shrubs (under 0.5 m tall), including Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda) and Juniperus horizontalis. Characteristic herbs include Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, Carex scirpoidea, Carex richardsonii, Carex eburnea, and Clinopodium arkansanum (= Calamintha arkansana) (Reschke et al. 1998).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on shallow soils over flat limestone outcrops (pavements). This is sometimes a near-shore alvar community, occurring along and near the southern shore of Manitoulin Island and the western shore of the Bruce Peninsula (Reschke et al. 1998).
Geographic Range: The white-cedar - jack pine / shrubby-cinquefoil alvar savanna type is found in the upper Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, primarily in Ontario, on Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI, ON
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.e Laurentian-Acadian Limestone Woodland Group | G655 | 1.B.2.Na.6.e |
| Alliance | A3296 Northern White-cedar Limestone Woodland Alliance | A3296 | 1.B.2.Na.6.e |
| Association | CEGL005132 Northern White-cedar - Jack Pine / Shrubby-cinquefoil / Limestone Calamint Wooded Grassland | CEGL005132 | 1.B.2.Na.6.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (Reschke et al. 1998)
= Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Thuja occidentalis - Pinus banksiana / Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda / Clinopodium arkansanum Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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