cane

River Cane (Arundinaria gigantea)

 

black eyed susan

Black-eyed-Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

 

ash tree

ash

 

young sycamore

Sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis)

 

willow

Black Willow (Salix nigra)

 

sycamore stump

Sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis)
resprouting stump

rule

Wilson Creek Revegetation Species List for 2003

Woods Species (floodplain)

Common Name
Latin Name
Form
Total #
River Cane
Arundinaria gigantea
bamboo
300
Buttonbush*
Cephalanthus occidentalis
shrub
550
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
shrub
800
Persimon
Diospyros virginiana
tree
1500
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
tree
500
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
tree
1200
Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata
tree
400
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
tree
350
Spicebush*
Lindera benzoin
shrub
1400
Sycamore
Plantanus occidentalis
tree
1900
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
tree
400
Bur Oak*
Quercus macrocarpa
tree
500
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
tree
400
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
tree
400
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
shrub
1400

- Trees planted on 6 x 6 ft spacing
- Shrubs intersperced with trees
* Potted plants grown in Bernheim nursery

Live Stakes (Floodplain)

Common Name
Latin Name
Form
Total #
Sandbar Willow
Salix exigua
shrub

100

Black Willow

Salix nigra

tree

400

- Harvested locally and planted in late January; 2-3 ft X ).75 - 1.25“ diameter

Floodplain Seed

Common Name
Latin Name
Form
% of Total
Water Plantain
Alisima subcordatum
forb

0.8

Common Milkweed
Asclepias syracia
forb

0.7

Begger's Ticks
Bidens polyeps
forb

2.5

Canada Brome
Bromus pubescens
grass

1.3

American Bellflower
Campanula americana
forb

0.1

Bristly Catail Sedge
Carex frankii
sedge

16.3

Sedge
Carex granularis
sedge

1.4

Shallow Sedge
Carex lurida
sedge

6.6

Hop Sedge

Carex lupulina

sedge

0.3

River Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
grass

1.7

Riverbank Wildrye
Elymus riparius
grass

8.5

Downy Wildrye
Elymus villosus
grass

0.8

Virginia Wildrye
Elymus virginicus
grass

0.2

Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium maculatum
forb

0.4

Fowl Manna Grass
Glyceria striata
grass

1.4

Rush
Juncus sp.
rush

3.7

Rush
Juncus brachycarpus
rush

0.1

Common Rush
Juncus effusus
rush

<0.01

Western Panic Grass
Panicum acuminatum
grass

0.5

Switchgrass
Panicum virginica
grass

0.3

Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
forb

1.3

Leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
forb

8.9

Browneyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
forb

16.5

Dark Green Bulrush
Scirpus atrivirens
sedge

10.8

Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
sedge

2.7

   

forb

6.5
Yellow Wingstem
Verbesina alternafolia
White Wingstem
Verbesina virginica
forb
5.5

- 92 lbs seed over 5.5 acres.  Seeding rate was 16.5 lbs/acre
- Mixture was 41% forb, 16% grass, 4% rush, 38% sedge

Upland Seed

Common Name
Latin Name
Form
% of Total
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
grass

7.3

New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae
forb

3.3

Tickseed
Bidens polylepis
forb

4.0

Side Oats Gramma
Bouteloua curtipendula
grass

1.2

Tall Coreopsis
Coreopsis tripteris
forb

2.7

Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
forb

4.1

Purple Coneflower
Echinaceae purpurea
forb

12.2

Downy Sunflower
Helianthus mollis
forb

5.5

Rough Blazingstar
Liatris aspera
forb

6.1

Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistuosa
forb

1.0

Wild Quinine
Parthenium integrifolium
forb

12.2

Slender Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenufolium
forb

1.1

Yellow Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
forb

18.2

Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
forb

1.2

Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
grass

1.8

Rosinweed
Silphium trifoliatum
forb

1.2

Gray Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
forb

4.9

Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans
grass

12.2

- 82 lbs seed over 7.5 acres.  Seeding rate 10.9 lbs/acre
- Mixture was 23% grass and 77% forb

 


Wilson Creek Revegetation Species List for 2004

Floodplain Seed

Common Name
Latin Name
Form
% of Total
Marigold spp.
Bidens spp.
forb

2.8

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

sedge

1.5

Brown Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
sedge

3.0

Riverbank Wild Rye
Elymus riparius
grass

67.4

Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium maculatum
forb

2.1

Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
forb

2.1

Switch Grass
Panicum virgatum
grass

11.2

Wild Golden Glow
Rudbeckia laciniata
forb

2.8

Sweet Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
forb

1.8

Dark Green Rush
Scirpus atrovirens
sedge

1.9

Wool Grass
Scirpus cyperinus
sedge

1.9

Ironweed
Vernonia altissima
forb

1.4

- unlike 2003 seeding, in 2004 used pure live seed.  Seeded at 10 lbs/acre

 

Cover Crop

Common Name
Latin Name
Seeding Rate (lbs/acre)
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor

60

German Millet

40

Buckwheat
Fagopyrum sagittatum

40

Annual Rye Grass
Lolium perenne

40

Rye
Secale cereale

90

 

Wetland Plugs

Common Name
Latin Name
Total #
Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa

190

Bristly Catail Sedge
Carex frankii

190

Porcupine Sedge
Carex hystericina

190

Bottlebrush Sedge
Carex lurida

76

Lance-fruited Oval Sedge
Carex scoparia

190

Awl-fruited Sedge
Carex tribuloides

190

Blunt Spike Rush
Eleocharis obtusa

76

Great Spike Rush
Eleocharis palustris major

152

Common Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum

190

Fowl Manna Grass
Glyceria striata

190

Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale

190

Rose Mallow
Hibiscus laevis

190

Dark Green Rush
Scirpus atrovirens

190

Wool Grass
Scirpus cyperinus

190

Chairmaker's Rush
Scipus pungens

190

- Spaced 16” on center in seasonal, depressional wetlands and floodplain access areas

 

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