Willisbrook - PCH 7




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 197
State: PA
County: Chester
Municipality: East Goshen
USGS Quad: Malvern
Watershed: Ridley Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2001



Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 35
Woody: 80

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (common name) NWI
Herbaceous Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk cabbage) 1
Moss sp. (Moss) ---
Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass) 3
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic mustard) 4.33
Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) 2.33
Shrub Lindera venzoin (Northern spicebush) 2.33
Tree Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Liriodendron tulipfera (Tulip tree) 4
Fraxinus americana (White ash) 4
Snag (Dead tree) NI
Acer platanoides (Norway maple) 5


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.66
Shrub: 2.33
Tree: 3.17
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 3.27
Shrub: 2.33
Tree: 3.67
Species Richness:
Total: 37
Herbaceous: 28
Shrubs: 1
Trees: 8