82. Juniata Railroad Depression

General Information

Reference Number: 82
State: Pennsylvania
County: Juniata
Municipality: Delaware
USGS Quad: Millerstown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Isolated Depression
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO/PSS
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999

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Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 44.2% (range 25-70%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Ground ivy Glechoma hederacea
Wingstem Verbesina alternifolia
Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus
Virginia knotweed Polygonum virginianum 
Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata 
Woody
Percent cover: 85.8% (range 75-100%)
Dominant Species
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin
Sugar maple Acer saccharum
Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
American basswood Tilia americana
Snag
Black walnut Juglans nigra
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 3.11
Shrub/Tree: 3.10/4.13
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.84
Shrub/Tree: 3.55/3.58
Species Richness
Total: 36
Herbaceous: 24
Shrub/Tree: 3/9

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