Spring Road Pond

Spring Road Pond is a small artificial pond surrounded by a forested area. Along most of the periphery to the open water there is an abrupt transition and little to no wetland. At the upper end of the pond is a small marsh dominated by sedges.

Species found at this site:

Scientific Name:

Common Name:

Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.     (which var ?)

hog peanut

Calamagrostis canadensis  (Michx.) Beauv.  var canadensis

bluejoint

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

Ceratophyllum demersum  L.

coontail

Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

showy tick trefoil

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

tufted lovegrass

Eupatorium perfoliatum L. var perfoliatum 

boneset

Galium asperellum Michx.

rough bedstraw

Galium palustre  L.

marsh bedstraw

Hydrocotyle americanum  L.

marshpennywort

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

jewelweed

Juncus effusus  L.

soft rush

Leersia oryzoides  (L.) Sw.

rice cutgrass

Lemna minor L.

lesser duckweed

Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Bart.

cut-leaf water horehound

Lycopus uniflorus Michx.

northern water horehound

Lythrum salicaria L.

purple loosestrife

Osmunda cinnamomea var cinnamomea L.

cinnamon fern

Plantago major L.

common plantain

Rubus hispidus L.

bristly dewberry

Scirpus atrovirens Willd.

dark green bulrush

Scirpus cyperinuus (L.) Kunth

wool-rush

Typha latifolia L.

wide leaved cattail

 

GPS coordinates of sampling points:

Sampling point

SP1A

e

622680

n

4891111

SP1B

e

622680

n

4891142

SP2A

e

622660

n

4891117

SP3A

e

622652

n

4891111

SP4A

e

622651

n

4891089

SP5A

e

622646

n

4891095

SP6A

e

622637

n

4891111

 

 

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 .