175. Dinky Dale

General Information

Reference Number: 175
State: Pennsylvania
County: Blair
Municipality: Catherine
USGS Quad: Spruce Creek
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater FLoodplain
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class:
Wetland Area: 0.18
Year(s) Sampled: 2000

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 76.7%
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Grass Grass sp.
Moss Moss sp.
Sedge Carex tenera
Least spike rush Eleocharis acicularis
Common velvet grass Holcu lanatus
Woody
Percent cover: 39.2%
Dominant Species
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus
Maleberry Lyonia ligustrina
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii
Allegheny blackberry Rubus allegheniensis
Red maple Acer rubrum
Big tooth aspen Populus grandidentata
Domestic apple Malus pumila
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 2.63
Shrub/Tree: 3.80/3.95
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.77
Shrub/Tree: 3.37/3.85
Species Richness
Total: 105
Herbaceous: 82
Shrub/Tree: 10/13

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