91. Licking Creek – Mad Dog Slope

General Information

Reference Number: 91
State: Pennsylvania
County: Mifflin
Municipality: Bratton
USGS Quad: Mcveytown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PEM
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 94.2% (range 75-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
Grass Grass sp.
Pointed broom sedge Carex scoparia
Arrowleaf tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum
Bristly blackberry Rubus hispidus
Woody
Percent cover: 10.0% (range 0-30%)
Dominant Species
Black willow Salix nigra
Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii
Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata
Red maple Acer rubrum
Sweet birch Betula lenta
Pignut hickory Carya glabra
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.69
Shrub/Tree: 3.88/3.70
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 1.60
Shrub/Tree: 3.53/3.62
Species Richness
Total: 47
Herbaceous: 34
Shrub/Tree: 5/8

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