PHASE II Wetland Mitigation Plant Characterization & Indicator Status

Wetland Indicators

OBL – Obligate Wetland species Plants that occur almost always (estimated probability >99%) in wetlands, under natural conditions.

FACW – Facultative Wetland species Plants that usually occur in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally are found in non-wetlands.

FAC – Facultative species Plants equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34%-66% in wetlands).

FACU – Facultative Upland species Plants usually found in non-wetlands (estimated 67%-99%), but on occasionally found in wetlands (estimated: 1%-33%).

UPL – Obiligate Upland species Plants almost always found in non-wetlands (estimated probability > 99%).

Existing /

Proposed

Species

Scientific Name

Common Name

NWI

Status

Species

Type

Mature

Height

E Betula sp. Birch FAC/U/W Tree 50-100’

E Populus sp. Poplar FACU/W Tree/Shrub 6’-80’

E Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow/Serviceberry FAC Shrub/Tree 14-18’

P Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum FAC Tree 75-95’

P Myrica pensylvanica Bayberry FAC Shrub 6-10’

P Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar FACU Tree 30-50’

P Iva sp. Marsh Elder FACW Shrub 6-10’

New England Wetland Seed Mix 2007-2008 Wetmix

P Carex vulpinoidea Fox Sedge OBL Herbaceous 2-3’

P Carex lupulina Hop Sedge FACW+ Herbaceous 3-4’

P Carex comosa Bearded Sedge OBL Herbaceous 2-4’

P Carex lurida Lurid Sedge OBL Herbaceous 2-3’

P Juncus effusus Soft Rush OBL Herbaceous 4’

P Verbena hastata Blue Vervain FACW+ Herbaceous 2-4’

P Doellingeria umbellata Flat-top Aster FACU Herbaceous 2-3’

P Schoenoplectus acutus Hard-stem Bulrush OBL Herbaceous 4-5’

P Scirpus cyperinus Woolgrass OBL Herbaceous 4-5’

P Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern FACW Fern 2-3’

P Eupatoriadelphus maculatus Spotted Joe Pye weed FAC/W Herbaceous 5-6’

P Scirpus tabernaemontani Soft-stem Bulrush OBL Herbaceous 4-5’

P Carex scoparia Blunt Broom Sedge FACW Herbaceous 1-3’

P Scirpus atrovirens Green Bulrush OBL Herbaceous 4-5’

P Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milk Weed FACU Herbaceous 4-6’

P Bidens cernua Nodding Burr Marigold FACW+ Herbaceous 1-3’

P Iris versicolor Blue Flag Iris OBL Herbaceous 1-3’

P Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower FACW+ Herbaceous 2-6’

P Mimulus ringens Monkey Flower OBL Herbaceous 1-3’