Protection and Management Plan for the Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
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Wetlands and Vegetation
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Pursell |
Penn-DOT |
WPC |
CWC |
PSU |
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Acer negundo (W) |
Box elder |
* |
* |
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Acer rubrum (W) |
Red maple |
* |
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Agrostis alba |
Redtop |
* |
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Alliaria officinalis |
Garlic mustard |
* |
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Allium sp. |
Garlic/Leek |
* |
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Alnus rugosa (W) |
Speckled alder |
* |
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Angelica atropurpurea |
Angelica |
* |
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Apocynum cannabinum |
Claspingleaf dogbane |
* |
* |
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Arctium munus |
Common burdock |
* |
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Asclepias syriaca |
Common milkweed |
* |
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Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp milkweed |
* |
* |
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Aster spp. |
Aster |
* |
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Barbarea vulgaris |
Yellow cress |
* |
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Blephilia hirsuta |
Hairy wood mint |
* |
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Brassica rapa |
Field mustard |
* |
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Brassica spp. |
Mustard |
* |
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Bromus sp. |
Brome |
* |
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Calamagrostis Canadensis |
Canada bluejoint |
* |
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Caltha palustris |
Marsh marigold |
* |
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Cardamine bulbosa |
Small flower bitter cress |
* |
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Cardamine parviflora |
Small flower bitter cress |
* |
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Carduus nutans |
Nodding thistle |
* |
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Carex spp. |
Sedges |
* |
* |
* |
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Carex sp. (E) |
Sedge |
* |
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Carex comosa |
Sedge |
* |
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Cares conoidea |
Sedge |
* |
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Carex interior |
Sedge |
* |
* |
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Carex lacustris |
Lake sedge |
* |
* |
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Carex sp. (R) |
Sedge |
* |
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Carex leporina |
Hare’s foot sedge |
* |
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Carex leptalea |
Sedge |
* |
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Carex lurida |
Shallow sedge |
* |
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Carex sp. (T) |
Sedge |
* |
* |
* |
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|
Carex schweinitzii (T) |
Schwienitz’ sedge |
* |
* |
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|
Carex scoparia |
Pointed broom sedge |
* |
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Carex stricta |
Tussock sedge |
* |
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Carex tetanica (T) |
Sedge |
* |
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Carex vulpinoidea |
Fox tail sedge |
* |
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Chelone glabra |
Turtlehead |
* |
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Cicuta bulbifera |
Water hemlock |
* |
* |
Table 9 continued. Millbrook Marsh Vegetation.
|
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Pursell |
Penn-DOT |
WPC |
CWC |
PSU |
|
Cicuta maculata |
Spotted water hemlock |
* |
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Cirsium sp. |
Thistle |
* |
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Cirsium arvense |
Canada thistle |
* |
* |
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Cornus amomum (W) |
Silky dogwood |
* |
* |
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Cornus racemosa (W) |
Grey dogwood |
* |
* |
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Cornus stolonifera (W) |
Red-osier dogwood |
* |
* |
* |
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Coronilla varia |
Crown vetch |
* |
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Crataegus spp. (W) |
Hawthorn |
* |
* |
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Daucus carota |
Queen Anne’s lace |
* |
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Dipsacus sylvestris |
Teasel |
* |
* |
* |
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Eleagnus umbellata (W) |
Autumn olive |
* |
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Eleocharis sp. (E) |
Spike rush |
* |
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Eleocharis spp. |
Spike rushes |
* |
* |
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Equisetum fluviatile |
Water horsetail |
* |
* |
* |
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Equisetum hyemale |
Scouring rush |
* |
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Erigeron sp. |
Fleabane/Plantain |
* |
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Eupatorium perfoliatum |
Common boneset |
* |
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Eupatorium spp. |
Joe Pye weed |
* |
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Euthamia graminifolia |
Flat top fragrant golden rod |
* |
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Festuca pratense |
Meadow fescue |
* |
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Fragaria virginiana |
Virginia strawberry |
* |
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Galium sp. |
Bedstraw |
* |
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Galium trifidum |
Cleavers, Small bedstraw |
* |
* |
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Geranium carolinianum |
Carolina cranesbill |
* |
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Geum laciniatum |
Rough avens |
* |
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Glecoma hederacea |
Ground ivy |
* |
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Glyceria striata |
Fowl mannagrass |
* |
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Heracleum lanatum |
Cow parsnip |
* |
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Hesperis matronalis |
Dame’s rocket |
* |
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Hieracium caespitosum |
King devil/Hawkweed |
* |
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Impatiens capensis |
Spotted jewelweed |
* |
* |
* |
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Ipomea sp. |
Morning glory |
* |
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Iris pseudacorus |
Yellow iris |
* |
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Iris versicolor |
Blue flag iris |
* |
* |
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Juglans nigra (W) |
Black walnut |
* |
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Juncus balticus var. littoralis or j. arcticus |
Baltic rushor Wire rush |
* |
* |
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Juncus canadensis |
Canada rush |
* |
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Juncus effusus |
Common soft rush |
* |
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Juncus spp. |
Rush |
* |
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|
Juncus tenuis |
Slender rush |
* |
Table 9 continued. Millbrook Marsh Vegetation.
|
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Pursell |
Penn-DOT |
WPC |
CWC |
PSU |
|
Lathyrus palustris v. myrtifolius |
Wild pea |
* |
* |
* |
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Lemna sp. |
Duckweed |
* |
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Lepidium campestre |
Peppergrass |
* |
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Ligustrum vulgare (W) |
Common privet |
* |
* |
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Lonicera tatarica (W) |
Tartarian honeysuckle |
* |
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Lycopus americanus |
American bugleweed |
* |
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Lysimachia nummularia |
Creeping Jennie or Moneywort |
* |
* |
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Mentha arvense |
Field mint |
* |
* |
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Mentha piperita |
Peppermint |
* |
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Mentha spicata |
Spearmint |
* |
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Moss, numerous sp. |
* |
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Myosotis laxa |
Bay forget me not |
* |
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Nasturtium pensylvanica |
Watercress |
* |
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Nasturtium officinale |
True watercress |
* |
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Oenothera biennis |
Common evening primrose |
* |
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Oxalis sp. |
Wood sorrel |
* |
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Parthenosissus quinquefolia (W) |
Virginia creeper |
* |
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Phalaris arundinacea |
Reed canary grass |
* |
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|
Phleum pratense |
Timothy grass |
* |
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Pilea pumila |
Canada clearweed |
* |
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|
Plantago major |
Common plantain |
* |
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|
Plantago rugellii |
Pale plantain |
* |
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Poa sp. |
Bluegrass |
* |
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Poa pratensis |
Bluegrass |
* |
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Polygonum hydropiperoides |
Mild water pepper |
* |
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Polygonum lapathifolium |
Willow-weed |
* |
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Potamogeton spp. |
Pondweeds |
* |
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Proserpinaca sp. |
Mermaidweed |
* |
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Prunella vulgaris |
Heal-all |
* |
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Pycanthemum virginianum |
Mountain mint |
* |
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Quercus macrocarpa (W) |
Bur oak |
* |
* |
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Ranunculus spp. |
Buttercups/Spearworts |
* |
* |
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Ranunculus repens |
Creeping buttercup |
* |
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Rhamnus cathartica (W) |
Common buckthorn |
* |
* |
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Rhus typhina (W) |
Staghorn sumac |
* |
* |
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Ribes americanum (W) |
Wild black currant |
* |
* |
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Ribes hirtellum (W) |
Northern wild gooseberry |
* |
Table 9 continued. Millbrook Marsh Vegetation.
|
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Pursell |
Penn-DOT |
WPC |
CWC |
PSU |
|
Rorippa amphibia x sylvestris |
Creeping yellow cress |
* |
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Rorippa nasturtium aquatica |
True water cress |
* |
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Rosa multiflora (W) |
Multiflora rose |
* |
* |
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Rubus sp. (W) |
Dewberry/Blackberry |
* |
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Rumex crispus |
Curly dock |
* |
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Rumex obtusifolius |
Bitter dock |
* |
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Sagittaria latifolia |
Broad leaf arrowhead |
* |
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Salix discolor (W) |
Pussy willow |
* |
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Salix nigra (W) |
Black willow |
* |
* |
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Sambucus canadensis (W) |
American elderberry |
* |
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Scirpus atrovirens |
Green bulrush |
* |
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|
Scirpus validus |
Softstem bulrush |
* |
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Scrophularia sp. |
Figwort |
* |
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Senecia aureus |
Golden ragwort |
* |
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Smilacina stellata |
Starry false Solomon’s seal |
* |
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Solanum dulcamara (W) |
Climbing nightshade |
* |
* |
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|
Solidago sp. |
Goldenrod |
* |
||||
|
Solidago canadensis |
Canada golden rod |
* |
||||
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Solidago rugosa |
Wrinkled goldenrod |
* |
||||
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Sparganium sp. |
Burreed |
* |
||||
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Sphenopholis obtusa |
Slender wedge-grass or wedge-grass |
* |
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Symplocarpus foetides |
Skunk cabbage |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Taraxacum officinalis |
Common dandelion |
* |
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Thalictrum polygamum |
Tall meadow rue |
* |
||||
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Trifolium hybridum |
Alsike clover |
* |
||||
|
Trifolium repens |
White clover |
* |
||||
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Typha angustifolia |
Broad-leaved cattail |
* |
* |
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|
Typha latifolia |
Common cattail |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Ulmus americana (W) |
American elm |
* |
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Ulmus rubra (W) |
Slippery elm |
* |
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Urtica dioca |
Stinging nettle |
* |
* |
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Verbena hastata |
Blue vervain |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Viola sp. |
Viola |
* |
* |
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Vitis aestivalis (W) |
Summer grape |
* |
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Vitis riparia (W) |
River bank grape |
* |
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Xanthium chinense |
Clotbur |
* |
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Zannichellia palustris (status undetermined) |
Horned pondweed |
* |
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Species Richness = 155 |
9 |
40 |
29 |
24 |
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