Licking Creek SW Slope




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 89
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 89 - Licking Creek SW Slope


Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 72.5% (range 45-100%)
Woody: 61.3% (range 35-75%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Microstegium vimineum (Nepal microstegium)
3
Pilea pumila (Canada clearweed)
2
Carex crinita (Fringed sedge)
1
Lycopus uniflorus (Northern bugleweed)
1
Viola sp. (Violet)
NI
Shrub Layer Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel)
3.67
Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine)
4
Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
4
Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush blueberry)
2.33
Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock)
4
Tree Layer
Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock)
4
Quercus alba (White oak)
4
Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine)
4
Snag (Dead tree)
NI
Acer rubrum (Red maple)
3


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.59
Shrub: 3.52
Tree: 3.91
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.07
Shrub: 3.67
Tree: 3.83
Species Richness:
Total: 53
Herbaceous: 37
Shrubs: 6
Trees: 10