Sherman Lower Oxbow

Sherman Lower Oxbow is a deep oxbow cut off from the Main Stem. Open water persists throughout the summer. The periphery is lined by sedges and rushes and willow saplings and trees.

Species found at this site:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Acer negundo L.    

box elder

Acer rubrum  L.

red maple

Alnus incana ssp rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen

speckled alder

Carex crinita Lam. var crinita

fringed sedge

Carex cristatella  Britt.

creasted sedge

Carex lupulina  Muhl. ex Willd.

hop sedge

Carex lurida Wahlenb.

shallow sedge

Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var stipata

awl fruited sedge

Cornus obliqua  Raf.

silky dogwood

Cyperus strigosus L.

straw colored sedge

Elodea canadensis Michx.

canadian water weed

Equisetum fluviatile L.

water horsetail

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.

green ash

Hydrocotyle americanum  L.

marshpennywort

Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

wood nettle

Lysimachia nummularia L.

moneywort

Lythrum salicaria L.

purple loosestrife

Onoclea sensibilis L.

sensitive fern

Phalaris arundinaceae  L.

canary reedgrass

Populus deltoides ssp deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh 

cottonwood

Salix nigra Marsh.

black willow

Scirpus expansus  Fern.

woodland bulrush

Tilia americana L.   

basswood

 

GPS coordinates of sampling points:

Sampling point

SL1A

e

4897378

n

623756

SL2A

e

4897316

n

623763

SL3A

e

4897318

n

623762

SL4A

e

4897322

n

623764

SL5A

e

4897375

n

623711

SL5B

e

4897375

n

623714

SL5C

e

4897375

n

623720

SL5D

e

4897375

n

623732

SL5E

e

4897375

n

623834

SL5F

e

4897375

n

623820

SL5G

e

4897375

n

623848

 

 

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 .