Hurricane Road

This combined site on both sides of the roads is formed on a section of a gravel choked stream which ultimately drains into The Branch. It has a semi-open woodland; a moderately well developed shrub layer; and a well developed herbaceous layer dominated by sedges.

Species found at this site include:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.

balsam fir

Acer rubrum  L.  var rubrum

red maple

Acer rubrum  L.  var trilobum

red maple

Acer spicatum Lam.

mountain maple

Agrostis gigantea  Roth

redtop

Alnus incana ssp rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen

speckled alder

Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp triphyllum   

jack in the pulpit

Athyrium filix-femina ssp angustum (Willdenow) G.Lawson

northern lady fern

Betula alleghaniensis Britt.    

yellow birch

Betula papyrifera var papyifera Marsh

paper birch

Calamagrostis canadensis  (Michx.) Beauv.  var canadensis

bluejoint

Carex gynandra  Schwein.

nodding sedge

Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var stipata

awl fruited sedge

Chelone glabra L.

white turtlehead

Cornus canadensis L.

bunchberry

Dryopteris cristata  (L.) Gray

crested woodfern

Epilobium coloratum Biehler

eastern willow herb

Equisetum arvense L.

field horsetail

Equisetum pratense Ehrh.

meadow horsetail

Equisetum sylvaticum Michx.

woodland horsetail

Eragrostis frankii  C.A. Mey. ex Steud.

sandbar lovegrass

Eupatorium perfoliatum L. var perfoliatum  

boneset

Fragaria vesca L.

woodland strawberry

Fraxinus americana L.

white ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.

green ash

Galium asperellum Michx.

rough bedstraw

Galium palustre  L.

marsh bedstraw

Geum rivale  L.

purple avens

Glyceria grandis  S. Wats.  var grandis

american mannagrass

Glyceria striata  (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc.

fowl mannagrass

Hieracium caespitosum Dumort.

king devil

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

jewelweed

Lycopus uniflorus Michx.

northern water horehound

Mitella diphylla  L.

twoleaf miterwort

Myosotis scorpioides L.

true forget-me-not

Onoclea sensibilis L.

sensitive fern

Osmunda cinnamomea var cinnamomea L.

cinnamon fern

Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill) K. Koch var virginiana

hop hornbeam

Phegopteris connectilis (Michaux) Watt

long beechfern

Picea glauca  (Moench) Voss

white spruce

Pinus strobus L.

white pine

Populus balsamifera L. ssp balsamifera

balsam poplar

Populus tremuloides Michx.

quaking aspen

Prunus virginiana L. var virginiana

chokecherry

Rubus hispidus L.

bristly dewberry

Rumex verticillatus L.

swamp dock

Salix discolor Muhl.

pussy willow

Scirpus atrovirens Willd.

dark green bulrush

Sphagnum sp. ?

sphagnum

Spiraea alba  DuRoi var latifolia (Ait.) Dippel

white meadowsweet

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii  (L.) Nesom

new york aster

Thelypteris palustris Schott var pubescens (Lawson) Fern.

eastern marsh fern

Veronica officiinalis L.  

common speedwell

Vitis riparia Michx.

riverbank grape

 

GPS coordinates of sampling points:

Sampling point

HE1A

e

4898529

n

606314

HE1B

e

4898529

n

606324

HE1C

e

4898529

n

606327

HE1D

e

4898529

n

606330

HE2A

e

4898495

n

606307

HE3A

e

4898535

n

606320

HE4A

e

4898513

n

606316

HE4B

e

4898513

n

606310

HW1A

e

606288

n

4898439

HW1B

e

606288

n

4898457

HW1C

e

606288

n

4898463

HW1D

e

606288

n

4898473

HW1E

e

606288

n

4898491

HW2A

e

606302

n

4898467

HW3A

e

606250

n

4898451

 

 

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

This page was last updated on January 08, 2007 .