Crooked Creek




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 205
State: PA
County: Armstrong
Municipality: Burrell
USGS Quad: Whitesburg
Watershed: Crooked Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Mainstem Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2002



Site 205 - Crooked Creek

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 91.66
Woody: 66.66

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (Common name) NWI
Herbaceous Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem) 3
Viola sp. (Violets) NI
Geum laciniatum (Rough avens) 2.67
Polygonum virginianum (Jumpseed) 3
Solidago gigantea (Giant goldenrod) 2
Shrub Sambucus canadensis (Americna elder) 2
Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) 2.33
Tree Acer saccharinum (Silver maple) 2
Ulmus americana (American elm) 2.33
Snag (Dead tree) NI
Juglans cinerea (Butternut) NI
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) 2


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.55
Shrub: 2.07
Tree: 2.05
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.43
Shrub: 2.17
Tree: 2.58
Species Richness:
Total: 41
Herbaceous: 33
Shrubs: 2
Trees: 6




Site 205 - Crooked Creek