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CEGL002509 Picea glauca - Abies balsamea / Pleurozium schreberi Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Spruce - Balsam Fir / Schreber''s Big Red-stem Moss Forest
Colloquial Name: White Spruce - Balsam Fir / Red-stem Moss Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This spruce-fir evergreen forest type is found in Canada in northern Ontario, Manitoba, and probably other regions of the boreal forest. Stands are dominated by Picea glauca and Abies balsamea. The shrub and herb layer are species poor. Mosses dominate the ground layer, including extensive mats of Pleurozium schreberi.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This pure spruce-fir type with a species-poor understory may not occur in the United States.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This spruce-fir evergreen forest type is found in Canada in northern Ontario, Manitoba, and probably other regions of the boreal forest.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB, MI, ON, QC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688915
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.7 Sugar Maple - Yellow Birch - Eastern Hemlock Forest Macrogroup | M014 | 1.B.2.Na.7 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.7.c Balsam Fir - White Spruce - Mountain Maple Subboreal Forest Group | G048 | 1.B.2.Na.7.c |
| Alliance | A3267 Balsam Fir - Yellow Birch - Quaking Aspen Subboreal Forest Alliance | A3267 | 1.B.2.Na.7.c |
| Association | CEGL002509 White Spruce - Balsam Fir / Schreber''s Big Red-stem Moss Forest | CEGL002509 | 1.B.2.Na.7.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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