This appendix lists the plant communities identified in the St. Louis River project area by Reschke and Epstein and the relationships between     
these plant communities and the conservation targets, the WDNR plant community types, and the MDNR plant community types.    
Plant Community Type Plant Community Map Code St. Louis River Habitat Plan Conservation Target (Plant Communities Only) Corresponding Plant Community Type in WDNR Classification Corresponding Plant Community Type in MDNR Classification** Corresponding Plant Community Type in Old MDNR Classification SLRHP USNVC Gelcode
OPEN WETLANDS              
Lake mudflats    ( = "Estuarine mudflats") M Great Lakes coastal wetland complex lake mud flats Mud Riverbank River Beach 1 CEGL002313
Clay seeps A Clay seeps clay seeps Clay Riverbank River Beach 2 CEGL005163
Northern Great Lakes shore submergent marsh D Great Lakes coastal wetland complex submerged aquatic northern Great Lakes subtype Northern Great Lakes Submergent Marsh Lake Bed 3 CEGL005273
Northern Great Lakes shore emergent marsh Ca Great Lakes coastal wetland complex deep marsh northern great lakes subtype Northern Great Lakes Emergent Marsh Mixed Emergent Marsh (Forest) 4 CEGL005274
Northern sedge wet meadow E Wet meadows sedge meadow northern subtype Sedge Meadow Wet Meadow 5 CEGL002257
Northern water lily aquatic wetland  B Inland marshes submerged aquatic northern water lily subtype LAURENTIAN MARSH (BASIN)  (class) Lake Bed 6 CEGL002562
Bulrush-cattail-burreed shallow marsh Cb Inland marshes shallow marsh LAURENTIAN MARSH (BASIN)   (class) Mixed Emergent Marsh (Forest) 7 CEGL002026
Bluejoint wet meadow AA Wet meadows bluejoint meadow Bluejoint Meadow Wet Meadow 8 CEGL005174
Lake sedge wet meadow Aab Wet meadows sedge meadow lake sedge subtype Sedge Meadow Wet Meadow 10 CEGL002256
Tussock sedge wet meadow Aac Wet meadows sedge meadow tussock sedge subtype Sedge Meadow Wet Meadow 11 CEGL002258
Northern sedge poor fen JJ Fens poor fen sedge subtype NORTHERN POOR FEN  (class) Poor Fen, Sedge Subtype 12 CEGL002265
Dredge material wet meadow MM Not a target none none none 13 none
Interdunal wetland F Interdunal wetland interdunal wetland none none 14 CEGL005105
   
WOODED WETLANDS              
Speckled alder swamp Ha Shrub swamps alder thicket Northern Alder Swamp Alder Swamp 16 CEGL002381
~Dogwood - willow swamp Hb Shrub swamps shrub carr Estuary Sandbar Willow - Alder Shrubland Alder Swamp 17 ~CEGL002186
Perched willow swamp Hd Shrub swamps perched willow swamp NORTHERN WET MEADOW (class) Willow Swamp    
Speckled alder swamp or other unknown shrubland H Shrub swamps alder thicket or none Northern Alder Swamp or none Alder Swamp or none 18 none
Black ash - mixed hardwood swamp G Hardwood swamps northern hardwood swamp black ash subtype Rich Black Ash Swamp Forest Black Ash Swamp 19.1 CEGL002105
Black ash - mixed hardwood swamp G Hardwood swamps northern hardwood swamp black ash subtype Wet-mesic Black Ash / Sugar Maple Forest Black Ash Swamp 19.2 CEGL002105
Black ash - mixed hardwood swamp G Hardwood swamps northern hardwood swamp black ash subtype NORTHERN WHITE CEDAR WET FOREST (class) Black Ash Swamp 19.3 CEGL002105
 "Black ash - conifer swamp" = White cedar - black ash forest NN Hardwood swamps northern hardwood swamp black ash subtype Very Wet Black Ash - Mixed Conifer Swamp Black Ash Swamp 20 see upland woods
Aspen - balsam poplar lowland forest FF Hardwood swamps lowland aspen forest Wet-mesic Quaking Aspen / Black Ash Forest Mixed Hardwood Swamp 21 CEGL005036
White cedar - (mixed conifer) / alder swamp PP Conifer swamps white cedar swamp cedar-mixed conifer subtype Northern White-cedar Swamp White Cedar Swamp 22 CEGL002456
Black ash - willow - basswood floodplain forest QQ Hardwood swamps floodplain forest subtype unknown Black Ash - Willow - Basswood Floodplain Forest Floodplain Forest 23 new NVC type
   
OPEN UPLANDS              
Great Lakes beach I Beaches beach Great Lakes subtype Lake Superior Sand Beach Lake Beach (Lake Superior) Sand Subtype 24 CEGL005162
Riverine igneous - metamorphic cobble - gravel shore Ia Not treated as a plant community (embedded within estuarine aquatic habitat types) Great Lakes cobble beach non-alkaline subtype Cobble Riverbank River Beach 24.1 CEGL002304
Dredge material beach W Not a target none none none 25 none
Great Lakes beachgrass dune K Beachgrass dunes lake dune beachgrass subtype Lake Superior Beachgrass Dune Lake Beach (Lake Superior) Sand Subtype 26 CEGL005098
Great Lakes juniper dune shrubland L Dune shrublands lake dune juniper shrub subtype Lake Superior Dune Shrubland Lake Beach (Lake Superior) Sand Subtype 27 CEGL005064
Northern (Laurentian) igneous - metamorphic dry cliff O Cliffs and rock outcrops open cliff basalt/diabase subtype Laurentian Xeric Igneous Cliff Dry Cliff (Northeast) 28 CEGL002300
Red clay eroding bluffs P Eroding clay bluffs none Clay Riverbank ~River Beach 29 new NVC type
Developed Z Not a target none none none 30 none
Disturbed sandy meadow (may or may not be dredge material) BB Not a target none none none 31 none
     
WOODED UPLANDS              
Wet-mesic disturbed shrubland (more upland than wetland) Hc Not a target none none none 32 none?
Dredge material shrubland X Not a target none none none 33 none
~Mixed Pine - (Oak) Igneous - Metamorphic Rock Outcrop N Northern conifer-hardwood forest bedrock glade boreal mixed pine-(oak) subtype Dry-mesic Red Oak / Juneberry / Blueberry Woodland Northern Hardwood Forest (Northern) 34.1 ~CEGL002491
~Mixed Pine - (Oak) Igneous - Metamorphic Rock Outcrop N Northern conifer-hardwood forest bedrock glade boreal mixed pine-(oak) subtype Dry-mesic Red Oak / Juneberry / Blueberry Woodland Oak Woodland-Brushland (Big Woods) 34.2 ~CEGL002491
Great Lakes dune pine forest J Dune pine forests none Poor Dry-mesic Great Lakes Pine Forest White Pine Forest (Central) 35.1 CEGL002589
Great Lakes dune pine forest J Dune pine forests none Poor Dry-mesic Great Lakes Pine Forest Red Pine Forest 35.2 CEGL002589
White pine - aspen - birch - mountain maple forest (combination of Qa and Qb) Q White pine-red pine forests combination of northern dry-mesic forest white pine-aspen subtype and northern dry-mesic forest white pine / mountain maple subtype Combination of Mesic White Spruce - (Pine) / Paper Birch Forest and Mesic White Pine - Red Pine Forest White Pine Forest (Northeast) 36 mix
White pine - aspen - birch forest Qa White pine-red pine forests northern dry-mesic forest white pine-aspen subtype Mesic White Spruce - (Pine) / Paper Birch Forest White Pine Forest (Northeast) 37 CEGL002479
White pine / mountain maple mesic forest Qb White pine-red pine forests northern dry-mesic forest white pine / mountain maple subtype Mesic White Pine - Red Pine Forest White Pine Forest (Northeast) 38 CEGL002445
White pine - red pine dry-mesic forest (on clay) R White pine-red pine forests   Rich Dry-mesic Red Pine - White Pine Forest White Pine Forest (Northeast) 39 new NVC type
White cedar - boreal conifer mesic forest OO Boreal spruce-fir forests mesic cedar forest cedar-spruce-fir subtype Mesic Upland White-Cedar Forest Upland White Cedar Forest (Lake Superior) Mesic subtype 40 CEGL002449
Spruce - fir - mountain maple forest S Boreal spruce-fir forests boreal forest spruce-fir subtype Mesic Aspen - Birch - Fir Forest Spruce-Fir Forest, White Spruce-Balsam Fir subtype 41 CEGL002446
Spruce - fir - aspen forest T Boreal spruce-fir forests boreal forest spruce-fir-hardwoods subtype Mesic White Spruce - (Pine) / Paper Birch Forest Spruce-Fir Forest 42 CEGL002475
Aspen - birch - red maple forest U Either boreal spruce-fir forests or white pine-red pine forests northern mesic forest aspen-birch-red maple subtype Wet-mesic Aspen - Birch - Red Maple Forest Aspen-Birch Forest 43 CEGL002467
Apen - birch / boreal conifer forest U Boreal spruce-fir forests boreal forest aspen-birch-spruce-fir subtype Moist Aspen - Birch - Fir Forest Aspen - Birch Forest, Spruce-Fir subtype 43.1 CEGL002466
Maple - yellow birch - northern hardwoods forest V Northern conifer-hardwood forest northern mesic forest sugar maple-yellow birch subtype Northern Rich Maple-Basswood Forest Maple-Basswood Forest (Northern) 44 CEGL002457
Maple - yellow birch - northern hardwoods forest V Northern conifer-hardwood forest northern mesic forest sugar maple-yellow birch subtype Northern Rich Maple-Basswood Forest Northern Hardwood Forest (Northern) 44.1 CEGL002457
White cedar - black ash forest  ( = "Black ash - conifer swamp") NN Hardwood swamps northern hardwood swamp black ash subtype Very Wet Black Ash - Mixed Conifer Swamp Black Ash Swamp 45 CEGL005165