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Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 171
State: PA
County: Blair
Municipality: Catherine
USGS Quad: Spruce Creek
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: 0.2
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



Site 171 - Joyride

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 76.66
Woody: 39.16

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (common name) NWI
Herbaceous Carex atlantica (Howe sedge) 1
Moss sp. (Moss) ---
Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York fern) 3
Dryopteris cristata (Crested shield fern) 1.67
Rubus hipidus (Bristly blackberry) 2
Shrub Lyonia ligustrina (Maleberry) 2
Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry) 4
Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) 2.33
Tree Betula allegheniensis (Yellow birch) 3
Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Quercus alba (White oak) 4
Snag (Dead tree) NI
Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber tree) NI


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.97
Shrub: 2.48
Tree: 3.07
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.46
Shrub: 2.78
Tree: 3.36
Species Richness:
Total: 53
Herbaceous: 39
Shrubs: 3
Trees: 11




Site 171 - Joyride