218. State Game Lands 130 Slope

General Information

Reference Number: 218
State: Pennsylvania
County: Mercer
Municipality:
USGS Quad: Sandy Lake
Watershed:
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
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Dominant Vegetation Class: SS/FO
Wetland Area:
Year(s) Sampled: 2003

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 71.3%
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
Rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides
Virgin’s bower Clematis sp.
Graminoid Graminoid sp.
Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
Woody
Percent cover: 58.8%
Dominant Species
Silky dogwood Cornus amomum
Multiflora rose Rosa muliflora
Black willow Salix nigra
Currant Ribes sp.
Red maple Acer rubrum
Elderberry Sambucus sp.
Speckled alder Alnus incana
American elm Ulmus americana
Yellow birch Betula allegheniensis
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.93
Shrub/Tree: 2.08/2.65
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.30
Shrub/Tree: 3.47/2.88
Species Richness
Total: 36
Herbaceous: 26
Shrub/Tree: —/10

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