Riparian Coverage at Squally Beach - Percent Cover - Year 1 (2002)
Common Name	Scientific Name	No. of Quadrats Found 1	Percent Cover (range)	Percent Cover (mean)
Herbs, Forbes and Grasses
birds-foot trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	20	2 to 35%	12.9
black medick	Medicago lupulina	12	Trace to 5%	3.3
bluegrass	Poa sp.	3	5 to 10%	8.3
brome	Bromus sp.	2	2 to 3%	2.5
bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare	2	3 to 20%	11.5
Canada thistle	Cirsium arvense	3	5 to 15%	11.7
cheatgrass	Bromus tectorum	5	1 to 5%	3.6
colonial bentgrass	Agrostis tenuis	14	Trace to 10%	3.4
common dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	1	3%	3.0
common horsetail	Equisetum arvense	11	2 to 50%	20.6
common rush	Juncus effusus	2	Trace to 3%	1.5
common St. John's-wort	Hypericum perforatum	1	3%	3.0
common stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	2	Trace	0.1
common velvet-grass	Holcus lanatus	15	Trace to 10%	3.5
creeping buttercup	Ranunculus repens	2	1%	1.0
hairy catsear	Hypochaeris radicata	1	Trace	0.1
hedge mustard	Sisymbrium officinale	3	5 to 50%	21.7
Japanese knotweed	Polygonum cuspidatum	2	Trace	0.1
lettuce	Lactuca sp.	1	2%	2.0
lupine	Lupinus sp.	14	Trace to 55%	11.2
oxeye daisy	Chrysanthemum leucanthemum	2	2 to 5%	3.5
pea	Lathyrus sp.	1	Trace	0.1
perennial ryegrass	Lolium perenne	24	3 to 45%	20.2
purple-leaved willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum	2	Trace to 3%	1.5
quackgrass	Agropyron repens	1	5%	5.0
rabbitfoot clover	Trifolium arvense	3	2 to 5%	3.0
red clover	Trifolium pratense	11	1 to 10%	3.9
red fescue	Festuca rubra	8	3 to 15%	5.8
English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	7	Trace to 3%	1.9
toad rush	Juncus bufonius	1	Trace	0.1
white clover	Trifolium repens	7	Trace to 5%	2.6
white sweet-clover	Melilotus alba	23	2 to 70%	28.6
willowherb	Epilobium sp.	13	Trace to 15%	3.1
yarrow	Achillea millefolium	3	Trace to 2%	0.7
yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius	1	3%	3.0
unclassified-composite	unclassified-composite	6	Trace to 3%	1.8
unclassified-grass	unclassified-grass	10	1 to 15%	4.8
unclassified-herb	unclassified-herb	3	Trace	0.1
unclassified-wheat	unclassified-wheat	2	Trace	0.1
Shrubs
beaked hazelnut	Corylus cornuta	1	3%	3.0
common snowberry	Symphoricarpos albus	2	5%	5.0
dull Oregon-grape	Mahonia nervosa	3	1 to 5%	3.0
Himalayan blackberry	Rubus discolor	11	Trace to 25%	3.7
nootka rose	Rosa nutkana	1	15%	15.0
oceanspray	Holodiscus discolor	4	3 to 10%	5.8
red-flowering current	Ribes sanguineum	1	3%	3.0
red-osier dogwood	Cornus stolonifera	3	5 to 15%	11.7
rose	Rosa sp.	10	1 to 10%	6.3
Scot's broom	Cytisus scoparius	4	2%	2.0
trailing blackberry	Rubus ursinus	1	Trace	0.1
Trees
Douglas-fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii	5	2 to 15%	8.4
red alder	Alnus rubra	15	1 to 15%	6.5
Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	11	10 to 50%	22.3
Notes: There were a total of 26 quadrats
1: No. of Quadra
Bold are planted native species, underline indicates volunteer native species. (All
other entries are n
Mean percent cov