Bushkill 1




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 102
State: PA
County: Pike/Monroe
Municipality: ---
USGS Quad: ---
Watershed: Bushkill
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Riparian Depression
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO/SS
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



Site 102 - Bushkill 1


Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 88.8% (range 80 - 95%)
Woody: 66.3% (range 60 - 80%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed) ---
Hesperis matronalis (Dame's violet) 4.33
Impatiens capensis (Spotted touch me not) 2
Scirpus sp. (Bulrush) NI
Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk cabbage) 1
Shrub Layer Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) 2.33
Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) 2
Tree Layer
Quercus rubra (Northern red oak) 4.33
Acer saccharinum (Silver maple) 2
Carya tomentosa (Mockernut hickory) NI
Acer saccharum (Sugar maple) 4.33
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) 2


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.60
Shrub: 2.27
Tree: 3.38
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.61
Shrub: 2.17
Tree: 3.17
Species Richness:
Total: 39
Herbaceous: 32
Shrubs: 2
Trees: 5




Site 102 - Bushkill 1