Full community summary for this type is available here on the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage website.

PA Restoration Target Tool

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5.3 EcoRegion

Hemlock - mixed hardwood palustrine forest (CPFCHMH000)

Full community summary for this type is available here on the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage website.

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10 plots have vegetation data and are summarized below.

scientific namecommon nameConstancyCover where present
Tsuga canadensisEastern Hemlock90%59.7%
Acer rubrumRed Maple90%26%
Carex trisperma80%18.6%
Mitchella repens80%6.1%
Coptis trifolia80%5.1%
Vaccinium angustifolium80%4.8%
Osmunda cinnamomea80%4.4%
Sorbus americanaAmerican Mountain-ash80%0.5%
Betula alleghaniensisYellow Birch70%13.9%
Trientalis borealis70%0.5%
Sphagnum60%75.6%
Gaultheria hispidulaCreeping Snowberry60%9.5%
Pinus strobusEastern White Pine50%29.4%
Nyssa sylvaticaBlackgum50%14.3%
Kalmia latifoliaMountain-laurel50%13.3%
Rubus hispidus50%10.9%
Vaccinium corymbosum50%9.3%
Fagus grandifoliaAmerican Beech50%0.5%
Carex folliculata40%8.4%
Bazzania trilobata40%6.1%
Brachyelytrum erectum40%5.4%
Gaylussacia baccata40%4.9%
Thelypteris palustris40%2.4%
Gaultheria procumbens40%0.5%
Quercus rubraNorthern Red Oak40%0.5%
Amelanchier40%0.5%
Pinus rigidaPitch Pine30%35%
Sphagnum fallax30%30.8%
Sphagnum palustre30%19.3%
Eriophorum virginicum30%5.3%
Vaccinium myrtilloides30%4.6%
Hypnum imponens30%3%
Hypnum30%1.5%
Carex intumescens30%0.5%
Juncus effusus30%0.5%
Leucobryum glaucum30%0.5%
Scirpus cyperinus30%0.5%
Ilex mucronata30%0.5%
Vaccinium oxycoccos20%20.2%
Abies balsameaBalsam Fir20%14.1%
Rhynchospora alba20%9%
Sphagnum capillifolium20%7.5%
Sphagnum girgensohnii20%5.2%
Prunus serotinaBlack Cherry20%3.8%
Orthodicranum montanum20%3%
ORMO320%3%
Aronia arbutifolia20%2.2%
Carex atlantica20%1.8%
Odontoschisma denudatum20%1.8%
Polytrichum20%1.8%
Juncus canadensis20%0.5%
Platanthera clavellata20%0.5%
Arisaema triphyllum20%0.5%
Lycopus uniflorus20%0.5%
Maianthemum canadense20%0.5%
Dryopteris intermedia20%0.5%
Cornus canadensis20%0.5%
Chamaedaphne calyculata10%62.5%
Picea marianaBlack Spruce10%8.7%
_NONVASC10%6.4%
Aronia melanocarpa10%3.5%
Vaccinium10%3%
CLADO310%3%
Cladonia10%3%
Dennstaedtia punctilobula10%3%
Carex pauperculaBog Sedge10%3%
Rhamnus frangula10%3%
Drosera rotundifolia10%3%
Pleurozium schreberi10%3%
Sphagnum russowii10%3%
Carex echinata10%3%
Nowellia curvifolia10%3%
Betula papyriferaPaper Birch10%1.5%
Vaccinium pallidum10%1.5%
Carex gynandra10%0.5%
Acer pensylvanicumStriped Maple10%0.5%
Amelanchier arboreaServiceberry10%0.5%
Calypogeia muelleriana10%0.5%
Carex debilis10%0.5%
_UNKNOWN10%0.5%
CELU10%0.5%
Bidens10%0.5%
Medeola virginiana10%0.5%
Vaccinium macrocarpon10%0.5%
Unknown10%0.5%
Trillium undulatum10%0.5%
Trillium erectum10%0.5%
Triadenum fraseriMarsh St. John's-wort10%0.5%
Thuidium10%0.5%
Scutellaria galericulata10%0.5%
Sarracenia purpurea10%0.5%
Ptilidium pulcherrimum10%0.5%
Picea abies10%0.5%
Larix laricinaTamarack10%0.5%
Monotropa uniflora10%0.5%
Cephalozia lunulifolia10%0.5%
Lycopodium obscurum10%0.5%
Viola10%0.5%
Leucobryum10%0.5%
Juncus10%0.5%
Ilex verticillataWinterberry Holly10%0.5%
Gaylussacia10%0.5%
Epilobium coloratum10%0.5%
Epilobium10%0.5%
Dicranum10%0.5%
Danthonia spicata10%0.5%
Dalibarda repens10%0.5%
Oclemena acuminata10%0.5%