Site 217 - Sandy Creek MF
Sandy Creek Mainstem Floodplain |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 217 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Mercer |
| Municipality: | --- |
| USGS Quad: | Sandy Lake |
| Watershed: | --- |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Mainstem Floodplain |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | --- |
| Wetland Area: | --- |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 2003 |
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Vegetation
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| Mean Site Cover |
| Herbaceous: | 82.5 |
| Woody: | 17.5 |
| Dominant Species |
| Vegetation Type | Scientific name (Common name) | NWI |
| Herbaceous | Graminoid sp. (Unidentified graminoid) | NI |
| Myosotis sp. (Forget me not) | NI | |
| Clematis sp. (Virgin's bower) | NI | |
| Elymus virginicus (Virginia wild rye) | 2.33 | |
| Panicum clandestinum (Deer tongue witchgrass) | 2.67 | |
| Shrub | Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) | 2 |
| Alnus incana (Speckled alder) | NI | |
| Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose) | 4 | |
| Sagittaria sp (Arrowhead) | NI | |
| Salix nigra (Black willow) | 1.67 | |
| Tree | Acer saccharinum (Silver maple) | 2 |
| Acer rubrum (Red maple) | 3 | |
| Snag (Dead tree) | NI | |
| Prunus serotina (Black cherry) | 4 | |
| Ulmus americana (American elm) | 2.33 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.94 |
| Shrub: | 2.15 |
| Tree: | 2.48 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.85 |
| Shrub: | 2.33 |
| Tree: | 2.75 |
| Species Richness: |
| Total: | 35 |
| Herbaceous: | 25 |
| Shrubs: | -- |
| Trees: | 10 |
