89. Licking Creek SW Slope

General Information

Reference Number: 89
State: Pennsylvania
County: Mifflin
Municipality: Bratton
USGS Quad: Mcveytown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PEM/PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999


Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 72.5% (range 45-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum
Canada clearweed Pilea pumila
Fringed sedge Carex crinita
Northern bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus
Violet Viola sp.
Woody
Percent cover: 61.3% (range 35-75%)
Dominant Species
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
American witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Red maple Acer rubrum
White oak Quercus alba
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.59
Shrub/Tree: 3.52/3.91
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.07
Shrub/Tree: 3.67/3.83
Species Richness
Total: 53
Herbaceous: 37
Shrub/Tree: 6/10

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