Nittany B & B - HWF |
Site
Identification
|
CWC Reference Number: | 53 |
State: | PA |
County: | Centre |
Municipality: | --- |
USGS Quad: | Centre Hall |
Watershed: | Spring Creek |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Floodplain |
Disturbance Class: | Severe |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
Wetland Area: | NA |
Year(s) Sampled: | 1997 |
Site 53 - Nittany B & B - HWF
Vegetation
|
Mean Site Cover |
Herbaceous: | 92.8% (range 50-100%) |
Woody: | 44.2% (range 0-100%) |
Dominant Species |
Vegetation Type |
|
NWI |
Herbaceous | Phalaris sp. (Canary grass) | NI |
Impatiens capensis (Spotted touch-me-not) | 2 | |
Carex sp. (Sedge) | NI | |
Cornus racemosa (Gray dogwood) | 3.33 | |
Solidago rugosa (Wrinkled goldenrod) | 3 | |
Shrub | Cornus racemosa (Gray dogwood) | 3.33 |
Carya cordiformis (Bitternut hickory) | 3.67 | |
Rhus sp. (Sumac) | NI | |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) | 2 | |
Rhus glabra (Smooth sumac) | NI | |
Tree | Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) | 2 |
Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) | 3.33 | |
Snag (Dead tree) | NI |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.67 |
Shrub: | 3.25 |
Tree: | 2.24 |
Indicator Status (all spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.94 |
Shrub: | 3.50 |
Tree: | 2.67 |
Species Richness: |
Total: | 43 |
Herbaceous: | 36 |
Shrubs: | 4 |
Trees: | 3 |