64. State College High School

General Information

Reference Number: 64
State: Pennsylvania
County: Centre
Municipality: College
USGS Quad: State College
Watershed: Spring Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Mainstem floodplain
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: PEM
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1998

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Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 73.8% (range 50-90%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Lake sedge Carex lacustris
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris
Broafleaf cattail Typha latifolia
Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus
Spotted touch-me-not Impatiens capensis
Woody
Percent cover: 38.8% (range 5-80%)
Dominant Species
Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa
Box elder Acer negundo
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 2.02
Shrub/Tree: 3.33/2.67
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.40
Shrub/Tree: 3.33/2.67
Species Richness
Total: 18
Herbaceous: 16
Shrub/Tree: 1/1

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