State College Area High School



Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 64
State: PA
County: Centre
Municipality: College
USGS Quad: State College
Watershed: Spring Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Mainstem Floodplain
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: PEM
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1998



Site 64 - State College Area High School

 

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 73.8% (range 50-90%)
Woody: 38.8% (range 5-80%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Carex lacustris (Lake sedge) 1
Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris (Teasel) 4.33
Typha latifolia (Broadleaf cattail) 1
Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk cabbage) 1
Impatiens capensis (Spotted touch-me-not) 2
Shrub Cornus racemosa (Gray dogwood) 3.33
Tree Acer negundo (Box elder) 2.67


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.02
Shrub: 3.33
Tree: 2.67
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.40
Shrub: 3.33
Tree: 2.67
Species Richness:
Total: 18
Herbaceous: 16
Shrubs: 1
Trees: 1



Aerial View of State College Area High School