Tuscarora HWF




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 83
State: PA
County: Huntingdon
Municipality: Shirley
USGS Quad: Aughwick
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999



Site 83 - Tuscarora HWF


Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 23% (range 5-60%)
Woody: 61% (range 30-95%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Microstegium vimineum (Nepal microstegium)
3
Boehmeria cylindrica (Small spike false nettle)
1.67
Impatiens sp. (Touch me not)
2
Boehmeria cylindrica (Small spike false nettle)
1.67
Viola sp. (Violet)
NI
Shrub Layer Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock)
4
Fagus grandifolia (Beech)
4
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)
2
Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush)
2.33
Ilex verticillata (Common winterberry)
1.67
Tree Layer
Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock)
4
Betula allegheniensis (Yellow birch)
3
Snag (Dead tree)
NI
Fagus grandifolia (Beech)
4
Quercus alba (White oak)
4


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.26
Shrub: 3.04
Tree: 3.81
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.67
Shrub: 2.80
Tree: 3.50
Species Richness:
Total: 70
Herbaceous: 45
Shrubs: 5
Trees: 20




Site 83 - Tuscarora HWF