TSF Floodplain




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 90
State: PA
County: Mifflin
Municipality: Bratton
USGS Quad: McVeytown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999



Site 90 - TSF Floodplain


Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 33.8% (range 20-55%)
Woody: 66.3% (range 50-90%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Leersia virginica sp. (Cutgrass)
2
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hayscented fern)
5
Polygonatum biflorum (Smooth Soloman's seal)
4
Viola sp. (Violet)
NI
Carex lurida sp. (Shallow sedge)
1
Shrub Layer Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel)
3.67
Betula lenta (Sweet birch)
4
Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock)
4
Tree Layer
Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock)
4
Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum)
3
Quercus rubra (Eastern white pine)
4.33
Acer saccharum (Sugar maple)
4.33
Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine)
4


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.82
Shrub: 3.84
Tree: 3.93
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.59
Shrub: 3.89
Tree: 3.81
Species Richness:
Total: 52
Herbaceous: 37
Shrubs: 3
Trees: 8