90. Tuscarora State Forest Floodplain

General Information

Reference Number: 90
State: Pennsylvania
County: Mifflin
Municipality: Bratton
USGS Quad: Mcveytown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999


Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 33.8% (range 20-55%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Cutgrass Leersia virginica
Hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Smooth Soloman’s seal Polygonatum biflorum
Violet Viola sp.
Shallow sedge Carex lurida
Woody
Percent cover: 66.3% (range 50-90%)
Dominant Species
American witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Sweet birch Betula lenta
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Black gum Nyssa sylvatica
Sugar maple Acer saccharum
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus
Northern red oak Quercus rubra
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 2.82
Shrub/Tree: 3.84/3.93
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.59
Shrub/Tree: 3.89/3.81
Species Richness
Total: 52
Herbaceous: 37
Shrub/Tree: 3/8

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