Branch Outwash East

Branch Outwash East is a low lying gravel outwash in a mountainous area. The sand/gravel soil is moist. The site is covered with an open woodland with well developed shrub layers and a sedge dominated herbaceous layer.

Species found at this wetland include:

Scientific Name	Common Name
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.	balsam fir
Acer pensylvanicum L.	striped maple
Acer rubrum L.	red maple
Acer saccharum Marsh. var saccharum	sugar maple
Aralia nudicaulis L.	wild sarsaparilla
Athyrium filix-femina ssp angustum (Willdenow) G.Lawson	northern lady fern
Betula alleghaniensis Britt.	yellow birch
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.	beech
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.	green ash
Mitchella repens L.	partridgeberry
Osmunda claytoniana L.	interrupted fern
Pyrola elliptica Nutt.	shinleaf
Thalictrum pubescens Pursh	king of the meadow, tall meadow rue

GPS Coordinates of Sampling Points:

Sampling point
BE1A	e	603493		n	4896089
BE1B	e	603493		n	4896079
BE2A	e	603511		n	4896072
BE3A	e	603538		n	4896053
BE4A	e	603549		n	4896034
BE4B	e	603549		n	4896099
BE5A	e	603561		n	4896020

If you have comments/questions, please contact Dr. Meiyin Wu, Dr. Dennis Kalma or Boquet River Association .

This page was last updated on January 09, 2007 .