Reference State Plant Species Canopy Trees Common Name Botanical Name Cover % (low-high) Canopy Height (ft) WHITE OAK 40-70 70 Quercus alba BLACK OAK 20-40 80 Quercus velutina MOCKERNUT HICKORY 0-10 60 Carya alba SHAGBARK HICKORY 0-10 50 Carya ovata POST OAK 10-20 60 Quercus stellata Shrubs Common Name Botanical Name Cover % (low-high) Canopy Height (ft) HAZELNUT 10-20 5 Corylus Americana FRAGRANT SUMAC 10-30 4 Rhus aromatica NEW JERSEY TEA 5-20 3 Ceanothus americanus Forbs Common Name Botanical Name Cover % (low-high) ELM-LEAFED GOLDENROD 10-30 Solidago ulmifolia HAIRY SUNFLOWER 10-20 Helianthus hirsutus SMOOTH BLUE ASTER 10-20 Aster laevis PURPLE CONEFLOWER 5-20 Echinacea purpurea NAKED FLOWER TICK TREFOIL 10-20 Desmodium nudiflorum SLENDER LESPEDEZA 10-20 Lespedeza virginica CANADIAN BLACKSNAKEROOT 10-20 Sanicula canadensis EASTERN BEEBALM 10-20 Monarda bradburiana WHORLED MILKWEED 10-20 Asclepias quadrifolia 5-10 CULVER’S ROOT Veronicastrum virginicum SMOOTH SPIDERWORT 5-10 Tradescantia ohiensis Grasses and sedges Common Name Botanical Name Cover % (low-high) WOODLAND BROME 5-20 Bromus pubescens BIG BLUESTEM 5-20 Andropogon gerardii LITTLE BLUESTEM 5-20 Schizachyrium scoparium PENNSYLVANIA SEDGE 10-20 Carex pensylvanica PARASOL SEDGE 10-20 Carex umbellata ROCK MUHLY 5-20 Muhlenbergia sobolifera VIRGINIA WILD-RYE 10-30 Elymus virginicus BOTTLEBRUSH GRASS 10-20 Elymus hystrix Site Interpretations Wildlife Species Wild turkey, white-tailed deer, and eastern gray squirrel depend on hard and soft mast food sources and are typical upland game species of this type.
Reference State Plant Species Canopy Trees Common Name Botanical Name Cover % (low-high) Canopy Height (ft) WHITE OAK Quercus alba 40-70 70 BLACK OAK Quercus velutina 20-40 80 MOCKERNUT HICKORY Carya alba 0-10 60 SHAGBARK HICKORY Carya ovata 0-10 50 POST OAK Quercus stellata 10-20 60 Shrubs Common Name Botanical Name Cover % (low-high) Canopy Height (ft) HAZELNUT Corylus Americana 10-20 5 FRAGRANT SUMAC Rhus aromatica 10-30 4 NEW JERSEY TEA Ceanothus americanus 5-20 3 Forbs Common Name Botanical Name Cover % (low-high) ELM-LEAFED GOLDENROD Solidago ulmifolia 10-30 HAIRY SUNFLOWER Helianthus hirsutus 10-20 SMOOTH BLUE ASTER Aster laevis 10-20 PURPLE CONEFLOWER Echinacea purpurea 5-20 NAKED FLOWER TICK TREFOIL Desmodium nudiflorum 10-20 SLENDER LESPEDEZA Lespedeza virginica 10-20 CANADIAN BLACKSNAKEROOT Sanicula canadensis 10-20 EASTERN BEEBALM Monarda bradburiana 10-20 WHORLED MILKWEED Asclepias quadrifolia 10-20 CULVER’S ROOT Veronicastrum virginicum 5-10 SMOOTH SPIDERWORT Tradescantia ohiensis 5-10 Grasses and sedges Common Name Botanical Name Cover % (low-high) WOODLAND BROME Bromus pubescens 5-20 BIG BLUESTEM Andropogon gerardii 5-20 LITTLE BLUESTEM Schizachyrium scoparium 5-20 PENNSYLVANIA SEDGE Carex pensylvanica 10-20 PARASOL SEDGE Carex umbellata 10-20 ROCK MUHLY Muhlenbergia sobolifera 5-20 VIRGINIA WILD-RYE Elymus virginicus 10-30 BOTTLEBRUSH GRASS Elymus hystrix 10-20 Site Interpretations Wildlife Species Wild turkey, white-tailed deer, and eastern gray squirrel depend on hard and soft mast food sources and are typical upland game species of this type.