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CEGL006021 Thuja occidentalis / Carex eburnea Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Northern White-cedar / Bristleleaf Sedge Forest
Colloquial Name: Limestone Bluff Northern White-cedar - Pine Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Thuja-dominated forest of northern Vermont, New York, southern Ontario, and possibly Wisconsin and Michigan occurs on shallow soils over limestone bedrock. The most prevalent expression of this vegetation is on limestone bedrock bluffs adjacent to Lake Champlain, but it may also occur adjacent to the Great Lakes and on similar settings not associated with lakeshores. Canopy associates include Pinus strobus, Pinus resinosa, Picea glauca, Abies balsamea, and scattered deciduous trees, such as Quercus rubra, Fraxinus americana, Tilia americana, Carya ovata, and Acer saccharum. The shrub layer is of variable cover and may include Lonicera dioica, Rhamnus alnifolia, Shepherdia canadensis, Symphoricarpos albus, Taxus canadensis, and Diervilla lonicera. The ground flora is also of variable cover, characterized by Carex eburnea, Carex backii, Carex platyphylla, Carex rosea, Trillium grandiflorum, Geranium robertianum, Aquilegia canadensis, Solidago caesia, Cypripedium arietinum, Waldsteinia fragarioides, and ferns, such as Polypodium virginianum, Dryopteris intermedia, and Cystopteris bulbifera. Several additional species are found occasionally in this community, including Adlumia fungosa, Asclepias quadrifolia, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Asplenium rhizophyllum. In Ontario, Pterospora andromedea, Carex richardsonii, and Astragalus neglectus may occur.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Thuja occidentalis dominates. Canopy associates include Pinus strobus, Pinus resinosa, Picea glauca, Abies balsamea, and scattered deciduous trees, such as Quercus rubra, Fraxinus americana, Tilia americana, Carya ovata, and Acer saccharum. The shrub layer is of variable cover and may include Lonicera dioica, Rhamnus alnifolia, Shepherdia canadensis, Symphoricarpos albus, Taxus canadensis, and Diervilla lonicera. The ground flora is also of variable cover, characterized by Carex eburnea, Carex backii, Carex platyphylla, Carex rosea, Trillium grandiflorum, Geranium robertianum, Aquilegia canadensis, Solidago caesia, Cypripedium arietinum, Waldsteinia fragarioides, and ferns, such as Polypodium virginianum, Dryopteris intermedia, and Cystopteris bulbifera. Several additional species are found occasionally in this community, including Adlumia fungosa, Asclepias quadrifolia, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Asplenium rhizophyllum. In Ontario, Pterospora andromedea, Carex richardsonii, and Astragalus neglectus may occur.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs on shallow soils over limestone bedrock. The most prevalent expression of this vegetation is on limestone bedrock bluffs adjacent to Lake Champlain, but it may also occur adjacent to the Great Lakes and on similar settings not associated with lakeshores.
Geographic Range: This vegetation occurs in the Champlain Valley of Vermont and New York, southern Ontario, and may occur in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI?, NY, ON, QC?, VT, WI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687513
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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 | CEGL006021 Northern White-cedar / Bristleleaf Sedge Forest | CEGL006021 | 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: < Northern White-Cedar: 37 (Eyre 1980)
< Northern white cedar rocky summit (Reschke 1990)
< Northern white cedar rocky summit (Reschke 1990)
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