Licking Creek NW Slope




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 88
State: PA
County: Mifflin
Municipality: Bratton
USGS Quad: McVeytown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PEM/PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999



Site 88 - Licking Creek NW Slope


Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 56% (range 25-65%)
Woody: 74% (range 70-80%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hayscented fern)
5
Mimulus ringens (Allegheny monkey flower)
1
Glyceria sp. (Manna grass)
NI
Polygonum sagittatum (Arrowleaf tearthumb)
1
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hayscented fern)
5
Shrub Layer Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust)
4.33
Tree Layer
Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock)
4
Quercus rubra (Northern red oak)
4.33
Acer rubrum (Red maple)
3
Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum)
3
Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine)
4


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 3.13
Shrub: 4.33
Tree: 3.81
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.23
Shrub: 4.33
Tree: 3.83
Species Richness:
Total: 44
Herbaceous: 32
Shrubs: 1
Trees: 11