76. Spray Pond

General Information

Reference Number: 76
State: Pennsylvania
County: Centre
Municipality: Patton
USGS Quad: Julian
Watershed: Spring Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Isolated Depression
Disturbance Class: Severe
Dominant Vegetation Class: PSS/PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 94.2% (range 80-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea 
Duckweed Lemna sp.
Bugleweed Lycopus sp.
Manna grass Glyceria sp
Climbing nightshade Solanum dulcamara
Woody
Percent cover: 24.2% (range 10-40%)
Dominant Species
Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
Tartarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica
Norway spruce Picea abies
Black gum Nyssa sylvatica
Red maple Acer rubrum
Northern red oak Quercus rubra
Black cherry Prunus serotina
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 2.22
Shrub/Tree: 1.23/3.71
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.50
Shrub/Tree: 2.50/3.78
Species Richness
Total: 18
Herbaceous: 5
Shrub/Tree: 2/11

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