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Created by:

Abby Rokosch
Jessen Book
Siobhan Fennessy

Data from experimental research conducted during September 2000 by: Dr. M.S. Fennessy, Jessen Book, and Abby Rokosch.

This data was collected from the "Ballfield" experimental wetland. Located outside of Bladensburg, Ohio. The wetland was located in a forested area of approximately 75 acres. Human disturbance around this wetland was minimal. No recent hydrological alterations were noticed.

This experiment was funded by Kenyon College Summer Science Research Program.

Common Name Scientific Name CC 1=native;0=non
Virginia copper leaf Acalypha virginica 0 0
box elder Acer negundo 3 1
  Acer rubrum 2 1
  Agrimonia parviflora 2 1
swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata 5 1
  Aster pilosus 1 1
  Azolla carollniana 0 0
  Bidens bipinnata 3 1
false nettle Boehmerica cylindrica 4 1
  Cares lupulina 3 1
  Carex comosa 2 1
  Carex squarrosa 5 1
upright sedge Carex stricta 6 1
thistle Cirsium arvense 0 0
alt leaved dogwood Cornus alterniflora 5 1
White berries Cornus stolonifera 4 1
  Cyperus strigosus 2 1
  Dipsacus sylvestris 0 0
fern Dryopteris 4 1
  Echinochloa crusgalli 0 0
wild cucumber Echinocystis lobata 3 1
  Eleocharis ovata 2 1
  Elodea nuttallii 5 1
  Elymus canadensis 2 1
  Elymus riparius 5 1
  Eupatorium hyssopifolium 4 1
boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum 3 1
rough bedstraw Galium asprellum 3 1
soapwort gentian Gentiana saponaria 10 1
  Geum canadense 2 1
  Geum laciniatum 2 1
sneeze weed Helenium autumnale 4 1
  Impatiens capensis 2 1
  Juncus effusus 1 1
  Leersia oryzoides 1 1
duckweed Lemna minor 4 1
privet Lingustrum vulgare 0 0
honeysuckle Lonicera japonica 0 0
honey suckle/red berries Lonicera tatarica 0 0
  Ludwigia palustris 4 1
  Lycopus virginicus 4 1
money wort Lysmachia nummularia 0 0
moonseed Menispermum canadense 5 1
wild mint Mentha arvensis 2 1
monkey flower Mimulus ringens 5 1
sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis 3 1
  Panicum sp? ? ?
virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia 3 1
clearweed Pilea pumila 4 1
tear thumb Polygonum arifolium 4 1
mild water pepper Polygonum hydropiperoides 5 1
heartleaved tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum 3 1
cottonwood Populus deltoides 5 1
  Potamogeton foliosus 4 1
  Quercus bicolor 7 1
pin oak Quercus palustris 4 1
swamp rose Rosa palustris 4 1
water dock Rumex verticillatus 5 1
  Sagittaria latifolia 2 1
sandbar willow Salix exigua 1 1
black willow Salix nigra 3 1
green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens 2 1
  Scirpus cyperinus 1 1
softstem bullrush Scirpus validus 6 1
  Scripus fluviatilis 5 1
prarie dock Silphum terebinthinaceum 9 1
greenbrier Smilax rotunifolia 4 1
canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis 1 1
roughleaved goldenrod Solidago patula 8 1
stout goldenrod Solidago squarrosa 8 1
chickweed Stellaria media 0 0
poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans 1 1
narrowleaved cattail Typha angustifolia 0 0
cattail Typha latifolia 2 1
red elm Ulmus rubra 2 1
blue vervain Verbena hastata 4 1
winstem Verbesina alternifolia 4 1
blue violet Viola papilionacea (includes V. sororia) 2 1
  Vitis riparia 4 1
  Wolffia columbiana 6 1
fern Woodwardia virginica 9 1
       
       
  Sum of FQAI values (R) 259  
  # native species 69  
  total number species identified 80  
  FQAI 31.2  
  % native species 86.3  




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