Thistle




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 123
State: PA
County: Blair
Municipality: Greenfield
USGS Quad: Roaring Spring
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Disturbed
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: 0.2
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



Site 123 - Thistle

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 92.14
Woody: 12.14

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (Common name) NWI
Herbaceous Phalaris arundinacea (Reed canary grass) 2
Hesperis matronalis (Dame's violet) 4.33
Cirsium arvense (Creeping thistle) 4
Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk cabbage) 1

Impatiens capensis (Spotted touch me not)

2
Shrub Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rosa) 4
Alnus incana (Spleckled alder) NI
Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) 2
Tree Juglans nigra (Black walnut) 4
Salix sp. (Willow) NI
Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) 3.33
Crataegus sp. (Hawthorn) NI


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.51
Shrub: 3.33
Tree: 3.80
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.56
Shrub: 3.00
Tree: 3.67
Species Richness:
Total: 30
Herbaceous: 23
Shrubs: 3
Trees: 4




Site 123 - Thistle