Miller Cemetary

Miller Cemetery is an erosional stream and adjacent floodplains of willow and alder modified by recent beaver dams. The beaver dams have backed water up into previously open sedge meadows. The beaver have harvested many of the willow/alder shrubs.

Species found at this site:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.

balsam fir

Acer rubrum  L.

red maple

Agrostis scabra  Willd.

ticklegrass, rough bentgrass

Alnus incana ssp rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen

speckled alder

Betula papyrifera var papyifera Marsh 

paper birch

Calamagrostis canadensis  (Michx.) Beauv.  var canadensis

bluejoint

Campanula rotundifolia L.

harebell

Carex crinita Lam. var crinita

fringed sedge

Clematis virginiana L.

virgin's bower

Corylus americana Walt.

hazelnut

Fraxinus nigra Marsh.

black ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.

green ash

Galium asperellum Michx.

rough bedstraw

Glyceria striata  (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc.

fowl mannagrass

Helianthus decapetalus L.

forest sunflower

Hypericum ellipticum Hook

pale st john's wort

Hypericum perforatum L.

common st. john's wort

Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray

winterberry holly

Kalmia angustifolia  L.

sheep laurel

Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.

ox-eye daisy

Lobelia spicata  L.S. Lambert  var spicata

palespike lobelia

Lonicera morrowii Gray

morrow's honeysuckle

Lotus corniculatus L.

birdfoot trefoil

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

swamp candles

Oenothera perennis L.

little sundrops

Onoclea sensibilis L.

sensitive fern

Osmunda claytoniana L.

interrupted fern

Oxalis stricta L.

common yellow sorrel

Pinus strobus L.

white pine

Populus balsamifera L. ssp balsamifera

balsam poplar

Potentilla simplex Michx.

old field cinquefoil

Prunus virginiana L. var virginiana

chokecherry

Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. ssp recurvatus

hooked buttercup

Rubus idaeus L. 

red raspberry

Salix discolor Muhl.

pussy willow

Salix sericea  Marsh.

silky willow

Scirpus atrovirens Willd.

dark green bulrush

Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke

bladder campion

Solanum dulcamara L.

bitter nightshade

Solidago canadensis L. var canadensis 

canada goldenrod

Solidago rugosa P. Mill. ssp rugosa var rugosa

rough stemmed goldenrod

Spiraea alba  DuRoi var alba

meadowsweet

Thalictrum dioicum L.

early meadow rue

Trifolium pratense L.

red clover

Typha latifolia L.

wide leaved cattail

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

northern wild raisin

Vicia cracca L.  

bird vetch

 

GPS coordinates of sampling points:

Sampling point

MC1A

e

605949

n

4896445

MC2A

e

605940

n

4896424

MC2B

e

605940

n

4896464

MC3A

e

605875

n

4896254

MC3B

e

605875

n

4896290

MC3D

e

605875

n

4896334

MC3E

e

605875

n

4896376

MC3F

e

605875

n

4896395

MC3G

e

605875

n

4896428

MC3H

e

605875

n

4896447

NRN1A

e

606750

n

4885824

 

 

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 .