Tuscarora HWF |
Site
Identification
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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
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Mean Site Cover |
Herbaceous: | 23% (range 5-60%) |
Woody: | 61% (range 30-95%) |
Dominant Species |
Vegetation Type |
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NWI |
Herbaceous Layer | Microstegium vimineum (Nepal microstegium) |
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Boehmeria cylindrica (Small spike false nettle) |
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Impatiens sp. (Touch me not) |
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Boehmeria cylindrica (Small spike false nettle) |
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Viola sp. (Violet) |
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Shrub Layer | Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) |
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Fagus grandifolia (Beech) |
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) |
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Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) |
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Ilex verticillata (Common winterberry) |
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Tree Layer | ||
Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) |
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Betula allegheniensis (Yellow birch) |
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Snag (Dead tree) |
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Fagus grandifolia (Beech) |
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Quercus alba (White oak) |
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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 |