Manning Pond

Manning Pond is a small karst pond and associated wetland in a flat-lying limestone. The open water of the pond is rich with Lemnaceae. Much of the rest of the site is a shrub swamp with extensive development of Sphagnum underneath. In areas the shrubs are absent and the herbaceous layer is dominated by the Sphagnum.

Species found at this site:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Acer rubrum  L.  var rubrum

red maple

Acer rubrum  L.  var trilobum

red maple

Acer saccharum Marsh. var saccharum

sugar maple

Alisma triviale Pursh

northern water plantain

Alnus incana ssp rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen

speckled alder

Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. var arborea

downy juneberry

Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.   

hog peanut

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

northern lady fern

Betula alleghaniensis Britt.    

yellow birch

Bidens frondosa L.

devil's beggar ticks

Bidens tripartita L.

leafy-bracted beggar ticks

Carex comosa Boott

longhair sedge

Carex crinita Lam. var crinita

fringed sedge

Carex hystericina Muhl. ex Willd.

bottlebrush sedge

Carex lupulina  Muhl. ex Willd.

hop sedge

Carex lurida Wahlenb.

shallow sedge

Carex pellita  Muhl. ex Willd.

wooly sedge

Carex projecta  Mackenzie

necklace sedge

Carex retrorsa  Schwein.

knot sedge

Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var stipata

awl fruited sedge

Carex stricta Lam.

tussock sedge

Carex tuckermanii  Dewey

tuckerman's sedge

Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.

sweet pignut hickory

Ceratophyllum demersum  L.

coontail

Equisetum arvense L.

field horsetail

Eragrostis pectinacea  (Michx.) Nees ex Steud.  var pectinacea

tufted lovegrass

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 palustre  L.

marsh bedstraw

Glyceria septentrionalis  A.S. Hitchc.

eastern mannagrass

Glyceria striata  (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc.

fowl mannagrass

Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray

winterberry holly

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

jewelweed

Iris versicolor L.

blue flag

Juncus effusus  L.

soft rush

Leersia oryzoides  (L.) Sw.

rice cutgrass

Lemna minor L.

lesser duckweed

Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P.

swamp candles

Lysimachia thrysiflora L.

swamp loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria L.

purple loosestrife

Mentha arvensis L.

wild mint

Onoclea sensibilis L.

sensitive fern

Osmunda cinnamomea var cinnamomea L.

cinnamon fern

Osmunda regalis var spectabilis (Willd.) Gray

royal fern

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

hop hornbeam

Phegopteris connectilis (Michaux) Watt

long beechfern

Pinus strobus L.

white pine

Prunella vulgaris L. ssp lanceolata (W. Bart.) Hulten

self heal

Quercus rubra L. 

red oak

Ranunculus flabellaris Raf.

yellow water crowfoot

Prunella vulgaris L. ssp lanceolata (W. Bart.) Hulten

self heal

Rubus alleghiensis  Porter  var alleghiensis

common blackberry

Rubus idaeus L.   

red raspberry

Scirpus atrovirens Willd.

dark green bulrush

Scirpus cyperinuus (L.) Kunth

wool-rush

Sium suave Walt.

water parsnip

Solanum dulcamara L.

bitter nightshade

Solidago caesia L. var caesia

blue stemmed goldenrod

Sphagnum sp.

Spiraea alba  DuRoi var latifolia (Ait.) Dippel

white meadowsweet

Symphyotrichum racemosum (Ell.) Nesom

smooth white old field aster

Thelypteris palustris Schott var pubescens (Lawson) Fern.

eastern marsh fern

Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf.

marsh st. john'swort

Tsuga canadensis L.

hemlock

Typha angustifolia L.

narrow leaved cattail

Typha latifolia L.

wide leaved cattail

Vaccinium corymbosum L.

highbush blueberry

Viburnum nudum L. var cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray

northern wild raisin

Vitis riparia Michx.

riverbank grape

Wolffia columbiana  Karst.

columbian watermeal

 

GPS coordinates of sampling points:

Sampling point

MP1A

e

4921166

n

628847

MP1B

e

4921166

n

628852

MP1C

e

4921166

n

628875

MP1D

e

4921166

n

628890

MP1E

e

4921166

n

628892

MP1F

e

4921166

n

628905

MP2A

e

4921069

n

628848

MP2B

e

4921069

n

628854

MP2C

e

4921069

n

628934

MP2D

e

4921069

n

628942

MP2E

e

4921069

n

628951

MP3A

e

4920918

n

629002

MP3B

e

4920918

n

628997

MP3C

e

4920918

n

628994

 

 

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 .