PCH 1




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 192
State: PA
County: Chester
Municipality: Warwick
USGS Quad: Elverson
Watershed: French Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2001



Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 55
Woody: 80

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (common name) NWI
Herbaceous Moss sp. (Moss) ---
Symplocarpsu foetidus (Skunk cabbage) 1
Dryopteris booti (Woodfern) 2
Shrub Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) 2.33
Tree Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Acer saccharum (Sugar maple) 4.33
Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree) 4
Tilia americana (American basswood) 4
Fraxinus americana (White ash) 4


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.48
Shrub: 2.33
Tree: 3.72
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 3.00
Shrub: 2.33
Tree: 3.58
Species Richness:
Total: 34
Herbaceous: 25
Shrubs: 1
Trees: 8