197. PCH 7 – Willisbrook

General Information

Reference Number: 197
State: Pennsylvania
County: Chester
Municipality: East Goshen
USGS Quad: Malvern
Watershed: Ridley Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Moderate
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Year(s) Sampled: 2001

 


Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 35.0%
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus
Moss Moss sp.
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum
Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin
Woody
Percent cover: 80.0%
Dominant Species
White ash Fraxinus americana
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin
Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera
Norway maple Acer platanoides
Red maple Acer rubrum
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 2.66
Shrub/Tree: 2.33/3.17
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 3.27
Shrub/Tree: 2.33/3.67
Species Richness
Total: 37
Herbaceous: 28
Shrub/Tree: 1/8

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