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

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8.4 EcoRegion

Little bluestem - pennsylvania sedge opening (CTHOLBS000)

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

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5 plots have vegetation data and are summarized below.

scientific namecommon nameConstancyCover where present
Schizachyrium scopariumLittle Bluestem80%23.6%
Deschampsia flexuosa80%10.1%
Vaccinium angustifolium60%20.8%
Rosa carolina60%14.5%
2LICHN60%9.6%
Lichen60%8.5%
Polytrichum60%3.3%
Moss60%3.3%
Potentilla canadensis60%1.3%
Carex40%40%
Linaria vulgaris40%10.2%
Rumex acetosella40%4.2%
2MOSS40%4%
Gaylussacia baccata40%2.5%
Lespedeza40%0.8%
Lechea40%0.5%
Campanula rotundifolia40%0.5%
Betula lentaBlack Birch40%0.5%
Acer rubrumRed Maple40%0.5%
_LICHEN20%38%
Lichens20%38%
Polytrichum commune20%17.5%
POCO3820%17.5%
Dennstaedtia punctilobula20%8%
Microstegium vimineum20%8%
Carya ovalisSweet Pignut Hickory20%8%
Ambrosia artemisiifolia20%7.5%
Rubus flagellaris20%7.5%
Carex pensylvanica20%7.5%
Betula populifoliaGray Birch20%3.5%
Fragaria virginiana20%3%
Vaccinium corymbosum20%3%
Aquilegia canadensis20%3%
Cornus racemosaGray-stemmed Dogwood20%3%
Quercus ilicifoliaScrub Oak20%3%
Potentilla tridentataThree-toothed Cinquefoil20%3%
Lespedeza capitataRound-headed Bush-clover20%3%
Dichanthelium acuminatum20%2%
Danthonia spicata20%2%
Fraxinus americanaWhite Ash20%2%
_BRYOPHYTA20%2%
Anthoxanthum odoratum20%2%
Rhus typhinaStaghorn Sumac20%1%
Polygonum20%1%
Carya20%0.5%
_UNKNOWN20%0.5%
Vaccinium stamineum20%0.5%
Vaccinium pallidum20%0.5%
Carex swanii20%0.5%
Aronia melanocarpa20%0.5%
Carex retroflexa20%0.5%
Amelanchier laevisServiceberry20%0.5%
Andropogon gerardii20%0.5%
Solidago puberula20%0.5%
Symphyotrichum patens20%0.5%
Erechtites hieraciifolia20%0.5%
Unknown20%0.5%
Asplenium platyneuron20%0.5%
Amelanchier20%0.5%
Viola20%0.5%
Prunus pumila var. susquehanae20%0.5%
Potentilla arguta20%0.5%
Populus tremuloidesQuaking Aspen20%0.5%
Quercus rubraNorthern Red Oak20%0.5%
Phlox subulataMoss Pink20%0.5%
Panicum20%0.5%
Oxalis stricta20%0.5%
Melampyrum lineare20%0.5%
Dicranum20%0.5%
Leucobryum20%0.5%
Comandra umbellata20%0.5%
Rubus pensilvanicus20%0.5%
Lactuca20%0.5%
Ilex montanaLarge-leaved Holly20%0.5%
Houstonia serpyllifoliaCreeping Bluets20%0.5%
Gnaphalium uliginosum20%0.5%
Salix20%0.5%
Pycnanthemum20%0.5%
Dryopteris marginalis20%0.5%
Solidago bicolor20%0.5%
Rosa multiflora20%0.3%