Blue Juniata




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 190
State: PA
County: Blair
Municipality: Porter
USGS Quad: Alexandria
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Mainstem Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: 0.1
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



Site 190 - Blue Juniata

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 88
Woody: 82

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (common name) NWI
Herbaceous Thalictrum pubescens (Tall meadow rue) 1.67
Toxicodendron radicans (Poison ivy) 3
Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping jennie) 2.33
Secale cereale (Rye) NI
Unknown (Unknown) ---
Shrub Ligustrum obtusifolium (Privet) NI
Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) 2
Rubus occidentalis (Black raspberry) NI
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) 2
Rubus allegheniensis (Allegheny blackberry) 4.33
Tree Acer saccharinum (Silver maple) 2
Acer negundo (Box elder) 2.67
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust) 4.33
Prunus serotina (Black cherry) 4
Fraxinus sp. (Ash) NI


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.60
Shrub: 2.73
Tree: 2.62
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.68
Shrub: 3.00
Tree: 3.08
Species Richness:
Total: 77
Herbaceous: 54
Shrubs: 8
Trees: 15