159. R & R

General Information

Reference Number: 159
State: Pennsylvania
County: Blair
Municipality: Snyder
USGS Quad: Tyrone
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class:
Wetland Area: 0.2
Year(s) Sampled: 2000

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 39.2%
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamoma
New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis
Wild lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum candensis
Moss Moss sp.
May apple Podophyllum peltatum
Woody
Percent cover: 86.7%
Dominant Species
Rosebay rhododendron Rhododendron maximum
Azalea/rhododendron Rhododendron sp.
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Red maple Acer rubrum
Yellow birch Betula allegheniensis
White oak Quercus alba
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 2.46
Shrub/Tree: 2.81/3.44
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.64
Shrub/Tree: 2.67/3.51
Species Richness
Total: 60
Herbaceous: 38
Shrub/Tree: 3/19

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