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CEGL005492 Pinus resinosa - Pinus strobus / Vaccinium spp. Rocky Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Pine - Eastern White Pine / Blueberry species Rocky Woodland
Colloquial Name: Subboreal Red Pine - White Pine Rocky Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This red pine - white pine rocky woodland is found in the subboreal regions of eastern Canada and adjacent western Great Lakes region of the United States. Stands typically occur on shallow, sandy or rocky sites. Soils vary from talus slopes and bare bedrock to deep mineral soils of coarse to fine sand. The tree canopy is open, with scattered Pinus resinosa and Pinus strobus. The understory is quite open, with scattered clumps of shrubby Picea mariana. The dwarf-shrub layer contains Vaccinium angustifolium and Vaccinium myrtilloides. The herbaceous layer is sparse, containing Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, and Melampyrum lineare. The moss layer contains Dicranum polysetum and Pleurozium schreberi. Lichens include Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia arbuscula ssp. mitis, and Cladonia stellaris.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is similar to ~Pinus banksiana - (Picea mariana, Pinus strobus) / Vaccinium spp. Rocky Woodland (CEGL002483)$$ and was once treated as a variant of it [see Faber-Langendoen et al. (2007)].
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The tree canopy is open, with scattered Pinus resinosa and Pinus strobus. The understory is quite open. The dwarf-shrub layer contains Vaccinium angustifolium and Vaccinium myrtilloides. The herbaceous layer is sparse, containing Cornus canadensis, Maianthemum canadense, and Melampyrum lineare. The moss layer contains Dicranum polysetum and Pleurozium schreberi. Lichens include Cladonia rangiferina (= Cladina rangiferina), Cladonia arbuscula ssp. mitis (= Cladina mitis), and Cladonia stellaris (= Cladina stellaris) (Sims et al. 1989, McCarthy et al. 1994).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands typically occur on shallow, sandy or rocky sites. Soils vary from talus slopes and bare bedrock to deep mineral soils of coarse to fine sand (Sims et al. 1989, McCarthy et al. 1994).
Geographic Range: This red pine - white pine rocky woodland is found in the hemi-boreal regions of eastern Canada and adjacent western Great Lakes region of the United States.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MN, ON?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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.b Jack Pine - Red Pine - Oak species Subboreal Woodland Group | G347 | 1.B.2.Na.6.b |
| Alliance | A3839 Jack Pine - Red Pine - Northern Pin Oak Subboreal Rocky Woodland Alliance | A3839 | 1.B.2.Na.6.b |
| Association | CEGL005492 Red Pine - Eastern White Pine / Blueberry species Rocky Woodland | CEGL005492 | 1.B.2.Na.6.b |
Concept Lineage: CEGL005492 derived from CEGL002483 (DFL 6-13).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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- McCarthy, T. G., R. W. Arnup, J. Nieppola, B. G. Merchant, K. C. Taylor, and W. J. Parton. 1994. Field guide to forest ecosystems of northeastern Ontario. NEST Field Guide FG-001, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Northeast Science and Technology, Timmins, ON.
- 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]. 2003. Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota: The Laurentian Mixed Forest Province. Ecological Land Classification Program, Minnesota County Biological Survey, and Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul.
- ONHIC [Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Unpublished data. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada.
- Sims, R. A., W. D. Towill, K. A. Baldwin, and G. M. Wickware. 1989. Field guide to the forest ecosystem classification for northwestern Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Toronto. 191 pp.