Bioblitz Swamp

Bioblitz Island covers an island in a depositional portion of the river; it is in a floodplain and is formed on sands and gravel. Portions of the island are of recent origin and are covered with herbaceous vegetation; the remainder is open woodland with well developed shrub and herb layers.

Species Found at Bioblitz Swamp include:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Acer rubrum L.	red maple
Achillea millefolium L.	yarrow
Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. ssp rubra	red baneberry
Alnus incana ssp rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen	speckled alder
Anemone quinquefolia L. var quinquefolia	wood anemone
Apios americana Medik.	groundnut
Apocynum cannabinum L.	indian hemp
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp triphyllum	jack in the pulpit
Asarum canadense L.	wild ginger
Asclepias syriaca L.	common milkweed
Asparagus officinalis L.	wild asparagus
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. var canadensis	bluejoint
Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood	toothed pepperwort
Carpinus caroliniana ssp virginiana (Marsh.) Furlow	american hornbeam, musclewood
Centaurea biebersteinii DC.	spotted knapweed
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.	black cohosh
Circaea lutetiana L. ssp canadensis (L.) Aschers. & Magnus	enchanter's nightshade
Clematis virginiana L.	virgin's bower
Cornus obliqua Raf.	silky dogwood
Dichantelium clandestinum (L.) Gould	deertongue
Equisetum arvense L.	field horsetail
Eupatorium maculatum L. var maculatum	spotted joe-pye weed
Eupatorium perfoliatum L. var perfoliatum	boneset
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne	thick leaved wild strawberry
Fraxinus nigra Marsh.	black ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.	green ash
Galium asperellum Michx.	rough bedstraw
Galium mollugo L.	wild madder
Helianthus decapetalus L.	forest sunflower
Houstonia caerulea L.	bluets
Impatiens capensis Meerb.	jewelweed
Juglans cinerea L.	butternut
Juglans nigra L.	black walnut
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell	wood nettle
Lonicera morrowii Gray	morrow's honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica L.	tartarian honeysuckle
Lysimachia ciliata L.	fringed loosestrife
Maianthemum stellata (L.) Link	starry false solomon's seal
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro	ostrich fern
Onoclea sensibilis L.	sensitive fern
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill) K. Koch var virginiana	hop hornbeam
Oxalis stricta L.	common yellow sorrel
Parthenocissus vitaceae (Knerr) A.S. Hitchc.	grape woodbine
Pinus strobus L.	white pine
Polygonum cilinode Michx.	fringed bindweed
Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. & Zucc.	japanese knotweed
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var serotina	black cherry
Rhamnus catharctica L.	common buckthorn
Rubus hispidus L.	bristly dewberry
Rubus idaeus L.	red raspberry
Salix nigra Marsh.	black willow
Sanguinaria canadensis L.	bloodroot
Sanicula trifoliata Bickn.	largefruit blacksnakeroot
Saponaria officinalis L.	bouncing bet
Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke	bladder campion
Solidago canadensis L. var canadensis	canada goldenrod
Solidago gigantea Ait.	smooth goldenrod
Solidago rugosa P. Mill. ssp rugosa var rugosa	rough stemmed goldenrod
Spiraea alba DuRoi var alba	meadowsweet
Tanacetum vulgare L.	tansy
Thalictrum pubescens Pursh	king of the meadow, tall meadow rue
Tilia americana L.	basswood
Trillium erectum L.	red trillium
Ulmus rubra Muhl.	slippery elm
Urtica dioica L. ssp gracilis (Ait.) Seland.	slender nettle
Vitis riparia Michx.	riverbank grape
Zizia aurea (L.) W.D.J. Koch	golden alexanders

GPS Coordinates of Sampling Points:

Transect	Sampling point
BS1	BS1A	e618800	n4900559
	BS1B	e618800	n4900580
	BS1C	e618800	n4900610
	BS1D	e618800	n4900642
	BS1E	e618800	n4900692
BS2	BS2A	e618870	n4900498
	BS2B	e618870	n4900513
	BS2C	e618870	n4900528

Bioblitz Swamp

Bioblitz Island covers an island in a depositional portion of the river; it is in a floodplain and is formed on sands and gravel. Portions of the island are of recent origin and are covered with herbaceous vegetation; the remainder is open woodland with well developed shrub and herb layers.

Species Found at Bioblitz Swamp include:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Acer rubrum L.

red maple

Achillea millefolium L.

yarrow

Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. ssp rubra

red baneberry

Alnus incana ssp rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen

speckled alder

Anemone quinquefolia L. var quinquefolia

wood anemone

Apios americana Medik.

groundnut

Apocynum cannabinum L.

indian hemp

Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp triphyllum

jack in the pulpit

Asarum canadense L.

wild ginger

Asclepias syriaca L.

common milkweed

Asparagus officinalis L.

wild asparagus

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. var canadensis

bluejoint

Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood

toothed pepperwort

Carpinus caroliniana ssp virginiana (Marsh.) Furlow

american hornbeam, musclewood

Centaurea biebersteinii DC.

spotted knapweed

Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.

black cohosh

Circaea lutetiana L. ssp canadensis (L.) Aschers. & Magnus

enchanter's nightshade

Clematis virginiana L.

virgin's bower

Cornus obliqua Raf.

silky dogwood

Dichantelium clandestinum (L.) Gould

deertongue

Equisetum arvense L.

field horsetail

Eupatorium maculatum L. var maculatum

spotted joe-pye weed

Eupatorium perfoliatum L. var perfoliatum

boneset

Fragaria virginiana Duchesne

thick leaved wild strawberry

Fraxinus nigra Marsh.

black ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.

green ash

Galium asperellum Michx.

rough bedstraw

Galium mollugo L.

wild madder

Helianthus decapetalus L.

forest sunflower

Houstonia caerulea L.

bluets

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

jewelweed

Juglans cinerea L.

butternut

Juglans nigra L.

black walnut

Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

wood nettle

Lonicera morrowii Gray

morrow's honeysuckle

Lonicera tatarica L.

tartarian honeysuckle

Lysimachia ciliata L.

fringed loosestrife

Maianthemum stellata (L.) Link