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PA Restoration Target Tool

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5.3 EcoRegion

Red spruce palustrine forest (CPFCRSP000)

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
Picea rubensRed Spruce100%66.5%
Carex trisperma100%30.2%
Vaccinium corymbosum100%29.3%
Osmunda cinnamomea100%25.5%
Acer rubrumRed Maple100%20.9%
Coptis trifolia90%6.9%
Sphagnum80%61.6%
Trientalis borealis70%0.6%
Quercus rubraNorthern Red Oak70%0.5%
Ilex verticillataWinterberry Holly60%3.6%
Ilex mucronata50%7.8%
Dicranum50%2.1%
Maianthemum canadense50%1%
Mitchella repens50%1%
Betula alleghaniensisYellow Birch50%0.7%
Sphagnum palustre40%50%
Bazzania40%10.4%
Hypnum40%5.4%
Pinus strobusEastern White Pine40%4.1%
Rhododendron viscosum40%2.5%
Vaccinium angustifolium40%1.1%
Gaylussacia frondosa30%15.8%
Bazzania trilobata30%4.3%
Carex collinsiiCollin's Sedge30%3.7%
Viburnum cassinoides30%2.3%
Maianthemum trifolium30%1.7%
Nyssa sylvaticaBlackgum30%1.5%
Carex folliculata30%0.7%
Ilex montanaLarge-leaved Holly20%44%
Larix laricinaTamarack20%10.2%
Cornus canadensis20%7.8%
Hypnum imponens20%3.5%
Gaultheria hispidulaCreeping Snowberry20%1.8%
Amelanchier20%1.8%
Kalmia latifoliaMountain-laurel20%1.8%
Toxicodendron vernixPoison Sumac20%1.8%
Tsuga canadensisEastern Hemlock20%1.2%
Carex intumescens20%0.8%
Iris20%0.5%
Kalmia angustifolia20%0.5%
Carex atlantica20%0.5%
Aralia nudicaulis20%0.5%
Monotropa uniflora20%0.5%
Thelypteris palustris20%0.5%
Carex gynandra20%0.5%
Glyceria melicaria10%15%
Sphagnum girgensohnii10%10%
Calla palustris10%10%
Betula populifoliaGray Birch10%3%
Hamamelis virginianaWitch-hazel10%3%
Thelypteris simulata10%3%
Vaccinium myrtilloides10%3%
Coptis trifolia ssp. groenlandica10%3%
Sarracenia purpurea10%3%
Abies balsameaBalsam Fir10%3%
Pleurozium10%3%
Viola10%3%
Lycopus uniflorus10%3%
Mnium10%3%
Carex echinata10%2%
Pallavicinia lyellii10%1%
Thuidium10%0.5%
Toxicodendron radicans10%0.5%
Trillium erectum10%0.5%
Aronia melanocarpa10%0.5%
Aronia arbutifolia10%0.5%
Arisaema triphyllum10%0.5%
Amelanchier humilisServiceberry10%0.5%
Agrostis perennans10%0.5%
Aulacomnium10%0.5%
Scutellaria lateriflora10%0.5%
NEMU210%0.5%
Oclemena acuminata10%0.5%
Maianthemum racemosum10%0.5%
Lysimachia terrestris10%0.5%
Pleurozium schreberi10%0.5%
Rhododendron maximumRosebay Rhododendron10%0.5%
Rubus hispidus10%0.5%
Ilex laevigataSmooth Winterberry Holly10%0.5%
Sorbus americanaAmerican Mountain-ash10%0.5%
Glyceria striata10%0.5%
Carex stricta10%0.5%
Gaultheria procumbens10%0.5%
Sorbus10%0.5%
Fagus grandifoliaAmerican Beech10%0.5%
Eriophorum virginicum10%0.5%
Nemopanthus mucronatus10%0.5%
Drosera rotundifolia10%0.5%
Clintonia borealis10%0.5%
Sassafras albidumSassafras10%0.5%
Sphagnum recurvum10%%