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8.3 EcoRegion

Black locust forest (CTFBBBL000)

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

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25 plots have vegetation data and are summarized below.

scientific namecommon nameConstancyCover where present
Lonicera japonica100%11%
Alliaria petiolata96%8.3%
Microstegium vimineum76%30.9%
Vitis aestivalis76%21.5%
Rosa multiflora76%11.9%
Fraxinus americanaWhite Ash72%16.1%
Celastrus orbiculatus64%15.6%
Ulmus americanaAmerican Elm64%15.4%
Ligustrum vulgare64%4.1%
Rubus phoenicolasius64%2.5%
Prunus serotinaBlack Cherry60%13.3%
Toxicodendron radicans60%3.3%
Carex52%0.7%
Juglans nigraBlack Walnut48%16.3%
Parthenocissus quinquefolia48%4.9%
Viburnum prunifoliumBlack-haw48%2.9%
Ageratina altissima var. altissima48%1.2%
Polygonum cespitosum44%1.9%
Acer negundoBox Elder40%21.1%
Cornus floridaFlowering Dogwood40%12%
Lindera benzoin40%10.2%
Ailanthus altissima36%12.4%
Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis36%1.2%
Allium vineale36%0.6%
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust32%19.1%
Sassafras albidumSassafras32%15.8%
Liriodendron tulipiferaTuliptree32%6.1%
Oxalis stricta32%0.4%
Persicaria perfoliata28%8.7%
Arisaema triphyllum28%0.7%
Geum28%0.6%
Juniperus virginianaRed-cedar24%25.2%
Impatiens24%10%
Cercis canadensisRedbud24%9.7%
Persicaria virginiana24%4.1%
Acer rubrumRed Maple20%10.4%
Acer platanoides20%2.9%
Rubus20%2.9%
Berberis thunbergii20%0.4%
Pilea pumila20%0.4%
Quercus rubraNorthern Red Oak16%20.4%
Persicaria hydropiperoides16%11.8%
Lonicera maackii16%4.6%
Lonicera morrowii16%4%
Celtis occidentalisHackberry16%4%
_BRYOPHYTA16%3.1%
Festuca rubra16%2.7%
Rubus flagellaris16%1.6%
Prunella vulgaris16%0.9%
Waldsteinia fragarioides16%0.9%
Erechtites hieraciifolia16%0.4%
Hackelia virginiana16%0.4%
Rubus occidentalis12%9.2%
Quercus velutinaBlack Oak12%7.1%
Dichanthelium clandestinum12%6.7%
Vitis12%6.7%
Quercus palustrisPin Oak12%4.2%
Elaeagnus umbellata12%4%
Carex radiata12%3.5%
Anthoxanthum odoratum12%3.5%
Rubus allegheniensis12%3.5%
Bryophyte12%3.5%
Glyceria12%2.9%
Vitis vulpina12%1.5%
Solidago12%0.9%
Galium circaezans12%0.5%
Ribes missourienseMissouri Gooseberry12%0.5%
Duchesnea indica12%0.4%
Stellaria media12%0.4%
Fraxinus12%0.4%
Juncus tenuis12%0.4%
Graminoid12%0.4%
_UNKNOWN12%0.4%
Ranunculus ficaria8%44.2%
Quercus albaWhite Oak8%32.5%
Carya cordiformisBitternut Hickory8%29.6%
Tilia americanaAmerican Basswood8%11.7%
Carex amphibola8%10.5%
Carya ovataShagbark Hickory8%7.2%
Nyssa sylvaticaBlackgum8%6.2%
Crataegus8%5%
Elymus hystrix8%4.2%
Acer saccharinumSilver Maple8%4.2%
Viburnum dilatatum8%2.2%
Hesperis matronalis8%2%
Galium triflorum8%1.2%
Carya glabraPignut Hickory8%1.2%
Carex blanda8%1.2%
Panicum8%1.2%
Taraxacum officinale8%0.5%
Sanicula8%0.5%
Galium aparine8%0.5%
Morus alba8%0.5%
Veronica peregrina8%0.5%
Aster8%0.5%
Urtica dioica8%0.4%
Hypericum perforatum8%0.4%
Barbarea vulgaris8%0.4%
Carex pensylvanica8%0.4%
Viola8%0.3%
Smilax glauca8%0.3%
Fragaria virginiana8%0.3%
Wisteria4%88%
Fraxinus pennsylvanicaRed Ash4%43.2%
Gleditsia triacanthosHoney-locust4%20.6%
Lonicera tatarica4%19%
Staphylea trifoliaBladdernut4%8.5%
Bromus arvensis4%8%
Cardamine pratensisCuckooflower4%8%
Glechoma hederacea4%8%
Digitaria sanguinalis4%8%
Geum vernum4%8%
Prunus avium4%8%
Platanus occidentalisSycamore4%8%
Carya tomentosaMockernut Hickory4%4.4%
_POACEAE4%2%
Scrophularia lanceolata4%2%
Schedonorus pratensis4%2%
Viola sororia4%2%
Pyrus4%2%
Potentilla simplex4%2%
Bryophyte sp.4%2%
Poa pratensis4%2%
Pinus strobusEastern White Pine4%2%
Catalpa speciosa4%2%
Ulmus rubraSlippery Elm4%2%
Festuca obtusa4%2%
Juglans cinereaButternut4%2%
Grass4%2%
Verbascum thapsus4%2%
Polystichum acrostichoides4%0.5%
Geum laciniatum4%0.5%
Impatiens capensis4%0.5%
Pinus virginianaVirginia Pine4%0.5%
Carex swanii4%0.5%
Carex glaucodea4%0.5%
Carex bushii4%0.5%
Poa4%0.5%
Houstonia caerulea4%0.5%
Tiarella cordifolia4%0.5%
Podophyllum peltatum4%0.5%
Galium asprellum4%0.5%
Galium mollugo4%0.5%
Galium obtusum4%0.5%
Hedera helix4%0.5%
Antennaria4%0.5%
Viola pubescens4%0.5%
Rumex britannica4%0.5%
Geum canadense4%0.5%
Glyceria striata4%0.5%
Viburnum recognitum4%0.5%
Persicaria amphibiaWater Smartweed4%0.5%
Dioscorea villosa4%0.5%
Carex festucacea4%0.5%
Veronica officinalis4%0.5%
Cerastium fontanum4%0.5%
Elymus villosus4%0.5%
Trifolium pratense4%0.5%
Dichanthelium acuminatum4%0.5%
Malus coronariaWild Crab-apple4%0.5%
Tridens flavus4%0.5%
Viburnum4%0.5%
Persicaria maculosa4%0.5%
Cinna4%0.5%
Cirsium discolor4%0.5%
Vaccinium stamineum4%0.5%
Cyperus4%0.5%
Maianthemum canadense4%0.3%
Ambrosia artemisiifolia4%0.3%
Vaccinium corymbosum4%0.3%
Scutellaria4%0.3%
Agrostis perennans4%0.3%
Smilax rotundifolia4%0.3%
Euthamia graminifolia4%0.3%
Uvularia perfoliata4%0.3%
Mertensia virginica4%0.3%
Agrimonia4%0.3%
Rubus idaeus4%0.3%
Ranunculus abortivus4%0.3%
Carex davisii4%0.3%
Sisymbrium altissimum4%0.3%
Phytolacca americana4%0.3%
Cirsium4%0.3%
Plantago major4%0.3%
Leersia virginica4%0.3%
Potentilla4%0.3%
Phytolacca4%0.3%
Dryopteris carthusiana4%0.3%
Cardamine pensylvanica4%0.3%
Galium concinnum4%0.3%
Polygonum4%0.3%
Boehmeria cylindrica4%0.3%
Prunus4%0.3%
Asclepias incarnata4%0.3%
Claytonia virginica4%0.3%