Year 1 Riparian Vegetation at Mowitch

2002 Riparian Coverage at Mowitch - Percent Cover
Common Name Scientific Name No. of Quadrats Found 1 Percent Cover (range) Percent Cover (mean)
Herbs, Forbes and Grasses
bentgrass Agrostis sp. 1 1% 1.0
birds-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus 40 Trace to 25% 6.5
black medick Medicago lupulina 19 Trace to 2% 0.5
bluegrass Poa sp. 2 Trace 0.1
brome Bromus sp. 10 Trace to 2% 0.6
bull thistle Cirsium vulgare 2 1 to 3% 2.0
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense 5 Trace to 5% 1.4
cheatgrass Bromus tectorum 1 Trace 0.1
colonial bentgrass Agrostis tenuis 2 2% 2.0
common dandelion Taraxacum officinale 5 Trace to 1% 0.2
common plantain Plantago major 3 Trace to 3% 1.0
common stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium 1 1% 1.0
common velvet-grass Holcus lanatus 16 Trace to 2% 1.0
creeping bentgrass Agrostis alba 2 3 to 5% 4.0
creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens 6 Trace to 1% 0.2
curly dock Rumex crispus 1 2% 2.0
hairy catsear Hypochaeris radicata 17 Trace to 1% 0.3
knotweed Polygonum sp. 3 Trace to 1% 0.7
lupine Lupinus sp. 26 Trace to 30% 7.2
oxeye daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum 1 1% 1.0
perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne 43 2 to 35% 12.8
pineapple weed Matricaria discoidea 4 Trace to 3% 0.8
purple-leaved willowherb Epilobium ciliatum 20 Trace to 15% 2.9
quackgrass Agropyron repens 1 2% 2.0
rabbitfoot clover Trifolium arvense 3 Trace to 2% 1.0
red clover Trifolium pratense 9 Trace to 2% 0.6
English plantain Plantago lanceolata 20 Trace to 5% 1.6
Siberian bitter-cress Cardamine oligosperma 2 1% 1.0
speedwell Veronica sp. 3 1 to 3% 2.0
thistle Cirsium sp. 14 1 to 5% 2.4
toad rush Juncus bufonius 5 Trace to 5% 1.2
western dock Rumex occidentalis 1 Trace 0.1
white clover Trifolium repens 9 Trace to 1% 0.2
white sweet-clover Melilotus alba 42 1 to 17% 3.9
willowherb Epilobium sp. 29 Trace to 7% 2.8
yarrow Achillea millefolium 44 Trace to 3% 0.8
yellow parentucellia Parentucellia viscosa 2 Trace 0.1
unclassified-composite unclassified-composite 6 Trace to 3% 1.5
unclassified-grass unclassified-grass 4 Trace to 2% 0.8
unclassified-herb unclassified-herb 28 Trace to 3% 0.5
Shrubs
beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta 4 5 to 15% 8.5
common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus 15 3 to 15% 6.3
dull Oregon-grape Mahonia nervosa 1 3% 3.0
Himalayan blackberry Rubus discolor 1 Trace 0.1
oceanspray Holodiscus discolor 6 2 to 10% 5.7
red-flowering current Ribes sanguineum 2 3 to 5% 4.0
red-osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera 3 10% 10.0
rose Rosa sp. 21 1 to 25% 8.0
salal Gaultheria shallon 9 3 to 15% 7.0
Scot's broom Cytisus scoparius 4 1% 1.0
Trees
bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum 1 2% 2.0
Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 7 1 to 25% 18.0
red alder Alnus rubra 3 3 to 10% 6.0
western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla 6 5 to 15% 10.8
Notes: There were a total of 45 quadrats
           1:  No. of  Quadrats Found = Number of quadrats in which the species was observed
           Bold are planted native species, underline indicates volunteer native species.  (All other
           entries are non-native or invasive.)
           Mean percent cover is calculated for the number of quadrats where the plant was observed.