84. West Licking Creek

General Information

Reference Number: 84
State: Pennsylvania
County: Mifflin
Municipality: Bratton
USGS Quad: McVeytown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO/PEM
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 76.7% (range 20-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis
Hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Sphagnum Sphagnum sp.
Long awned wood grass Brachyelytrum erectum
Wool grass Scirpus cyperinus
Woody
Percent cover: 54.2% (range 15-90%)
Dominant Species
Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata
Maleberry Lyonia ligustrina
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum
Red maple Acer rubrum
Sweet birch Betula lenta
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus
American witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 3.50
Shrub/Tree: 3.82/3.05
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.67
Shrub/Tree: 3.58/3.67
Species Richness
Total: 33
Herbaceous: 24
Shrub/Tree: 4/5

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