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CEGL005172 Thuja occidentalis Carbonate Talus Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Northern White-cedar Carbonate Talus Woodland
Colloquial Name: Northern White-cedar Carbonate Talus Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This white-cedar evergreen woodland type is found on talus in the upper midwestern United States and Canada, including limited areas of Michigan and southern Ontario. Stands are found on limestone or dolostone (carbonate) talus. Stand structure varies from patchy and barren (20-40%) to more closed (40-70%) tree canopy. The dominant species is Thuja occidentalis, with typical associates including Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula papyrifera, Fraxinus americana, Ostrya virginiana, Picea glauca, and Tsuga canadensis. Tall shrubs include Acer spicatum, Cornus rugosa, and Sambucus racemosa. Herbaceous species include Asplenium trichomanes, Cystopteris bulbifera, Dryopteris marginalis, Geranium robertianum, and Polypodium virginianum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This description is derived from species lists from Bakowsky and Lee (1996) and needs rangewide review. However, this type may be part of a broader northern (Laurentian) Talus types. See also ~Central Midwest-Interior Limestone - Dolostone Talus Vegetation (CEGL002308)$$, a broadly defined Midwestern talus type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stand structure varies from patchy and barren (20-40%) to more closed (40-70%) tree canopy. The dominant species is Thuja occidentalis, with typical associates including Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula papyrifera, Fraxinus americana, Ostrya virginiana, Picea glauca, and Tsuga canadensis. Tall shrubs include Acer spicatum, Cornus rugosa, and Sambucus racemosa. Herbaceous species include Asplenium trichomanes, Cystopteris bulbifera, Dryopteris marginalis, Geranium robertianum, and Polypodium virginianum (Bakowsky and Lee 1996).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands are found on limestone or dolostone (carbonate) talus.
Geographic Range: This white-cedar evergreen woodland type is found on talus in the upper midwestern United States and Canada, including limited areas of Michigan and southern Ontario.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI, ON, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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 | CEGL005172 Northern White-cedar Carbonate Talus Woodland | CEGL005172 | 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 Carbonate Talus Woodland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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