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
Scientific name (common name)
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




Aerial View of Nittany B & B - HWF