145. Lost World

General Information

Reference Number: 145
State: Pennsylvania
County: Huntingdon
Municipality: Henderson
USGS Quad: Mt. Union
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Floodplain/Riparian Depression
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class:
Wetland Area: 2.0
Year(s) Sampled: 2000

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 49.0%
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum
Spinulose woodfern Dryopteris carthusiana
White snakeroot Eupatorium rugosum
American hog peanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
Sedge Carex sp.
Woody
Percent cover: 63.0%
Dominant Species
Broadleaf meadowsweet Spiraea alba
American beech Fagus grandifolia
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin
Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima
Red maple Acer rubrum
Sugar maple Acer saccharum
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 3.02
Shrub/Tree: 2.98/4.03
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.93
Shrub/Tree: 3.00/3.57
Species Richness
Total: 44
Herbaceous: 28
Shrub/Tree: 3/13

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