55. Swamp White Oak

General Information

Reference Number: 55
State: Pennsylvania
County: Blair
Municipality:
USGS Quad: Tyrone
Watershed: Bald Eagle Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1997

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Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 61.0% (range 15-80%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Lake sedge Carex lacustris
Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
Strawberry Fragaria sp.
Fern Thelypteris sp.
Small spike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica
Woody
Percent cover: 86.0% (range 50-100%)
Dominant Species
Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum
Red maple Acer rubrum
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus
Apple Malus pumila
Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.14
Shrub/Tree: 3.02/1.70
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.40
Shrub/Tree: 3.33/2.34
Species Richness
Total: 45
Herbaceous: 37
Shrub/Tree: 5/3

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