Cauldron




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 158
State: PA
County: Blair
Municipality: Frankstown
USGS Quad: Frankstown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: 0.24
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



Site 158 - Cauldron

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 92.86
Woody: 51.43

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (common name) NWI
Herbaceous Coronilla varia (Crown vetch) NI
Phalaris arundinacea (Reed canary grass) 2
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) 4
Equisetum sp. (Horsetail)

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Solidago sp. (Goldenrod) NI
Shrub Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) 2
Crataegus sp. (Hawthorn) NI
Fraxinus sp. (Ash) NI
Tree Salix sp. (Willow) NI
Fraxinus sp. (Ash) NI
Crataegus sp. (Hawthorn) NI
Snag (Dead tree) NI
Pyrus malis (Malus pumila) (Domestic apple) NI


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.80
Shrub: 2.00
Tree: 3.33
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 3.12
Shrub: 2.00
Tree: 3.33
Species Richness:
Total: 59
Herbaceous: 50
Shrubs: 3
Trees: 6




Site 158 - Cauldron