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Question 17 Attachment 1
Dominant Wetland Vegetation
Table 17-1
Dominant Vegetation in Wetland Classes for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project
Cowardin
State/Commonwealth
Classification a
Stratum
Species Scientific Name
Common Name
ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE
West Virginia
PEM
Herbaceous
Athyrium asplenioides
southern lady fern
Boehmeria cylindrica
small-spike false nettle
Carex blanda
eastern woodland sedge
Carex canescens
hoary sedge
Carex conjuncta
soft fox sedge
Carex lupuliformis
false hop sedge
Carex lupulina
hop sedge
Carex lurida
shallow sedge
Carex prasina
drooping sedge
Carex scabrata
eastern rough sedge
Carex scoparia
pointed broom sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
common fox sedge
Chelone glabra
white turtlehead
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
hay-scented fern
Dichanthelium clandestinum
deer-tongue rosette grass
Dryopteris carthusiana
spinulose wood fern
Eleocharis intermedia
intermediate spike-rush
Eleocharis palustris
common spike-rush
Eutrochium maculatum
spotted trumpetweed
Eutrochium purpureum
sweet-scented joe-pye-weed
Glyceria melicaria
melic manna grass
Glyceria striata
fowl manna grass
Helenium autumnale
fall sneezeweed
Holcus lanatus
common velvet grass
Impatiens capensis
spotted touch-me-not
Juncus effusus
lamp rush
Laportea canadensis
Canadian wood-nettle
Leersia oryzoides
rice cut grass
Leersia virginica
white grass
Onoclea sensibilis
sensitive fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
cinnamon fern
Packera aurea
golden groundsel
Panicum virgatum
wand panic grass
Persicaria sagittata
arrowleaf tearthumb
Phalaris arundinacea
reed canary grass
Schedonorus arundinaceus
tall false rye grass
Scirpus atrovirens
dark-green bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus
cottongrass bulrush
Table 17-1 (Continued)
Dominant Vegetation in Wetland Classes for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project
Cowardin
State/Commonwealth
Classification a
Stratum
Species Scientific Name
Common Name
Scirpus georgianus
Georgia bulrush
Scirpus hattorianus
Sapling/Shrub
PSS
Herbaceous
Sapling/Shrub
PFO
Herbaceous
mosquito bulrush
Solidago gigantea
late goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
wrinkle-leaf goldenrod
Sphagnum sp.
sphagnum moss
Trifolium pratense
red clover
Tussilago farfara
colt's-foot
Typha angustifolia
narrow-leaf cat-tail
Typha latifolia
broad-leaf cat-tail
Viola blanda
sweet white violet
Viola cucullata
marsh blue violet
Viola sororia
hooded blue violet
Acer rubrum
red maple
Betula alleghaniensis
yellow birch
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
Picea rubens
red spruce
Sambucus nigra
black elder
Spiraea japonica
Japanese meadowsweet
Carex prasina
drooping sedge
Impatiens capensis
spotted touch-me-not
Juncus effusus
lamp rush
Leersia oryzoides
rice cut grass
Acer rubrum
red maple
Alnus serrulata
brookside alder
Betula alleghaniensis
yellow birch
Rosa multiflora
rambler rose
Salix nigra
black willow
Salix sericea
silky willow
Athyrium asplenioides
southern lady fern
Carex prasina
drooping sedge
Carex scabrata
eastern rough sedge
Dryopteris carthusiana
spinulose wood fern
Glyceria melicaria
melic manna grass
Glyceria striata
fowl manna grass
Impatiens capensis
spotted touch-me-not
Laportea canadensis
Canadian wood-nettle
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
cinnamon fern
Table 17-1 (Continued)
Dominant Vegetation in Wetland Classes for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project
Cowardin
State/Commonwealth
Classification a
Stratum
Species Scientific Name
Common Name
Packera aurea
golden groundsel
Virginia
Sapling/Shrub
Tree
PEM
Herbaceous
Viola cucullata
marsh blue violet
Acer rubrum
red maple
Betula alleghaniensis
yellow birch
Betula lenta
sweet birch
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
Picea rubens
red spruce
Acer rubrum
red maple
Acer saccharum
sugar maple
Betula alleghaniensis
yellow birch
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
Picea rubens
red spruce
Tsuga canadensis
eastern hemlock
Andropogon virginicus
broom-sedge
Carex comosa
bearded sedge
Carex lupulina
hop sedge
Carex lurida
shallow sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
common fox sedge
Cyperus esculentus
chufa
Cyperus pseudovegetus
marsh flat sedge
Dichanthelium clandestinum
deer-tongue rosette grass
Eupatorium perfoliatum
common boneset
Impatiens capensis
spotted touch-me-not
Juncus effusus
lamp rush
Juncus tenuis
lesser poverty rush
Leersia oryzoides
rice cut grass
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stilt grass
Panicum dichotomiflorum
fall panic grass
Panicum virgatum
wand panic grass
Persicaria hydropiper
mild water-pepper
Persicaria sagittata
arrowleaf tearthumb
Phalaris arundinacea
reed canary grass
Poa palustris
fowl blue grass
Poa pratensis
Kentucky blue grass
Rhexia virginica
handsome-harry
Scirpus atrovirens
dark-green bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus
cottongrass bulrush
Solidago rugosa
wrinkle-leaf goldenrod
Table 17-1 (Continued)
Dominant Vegetation in Wetland Classes for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project
Cowardin
State/Commonwealth
Classification a
Stratum
Species Scientific Name
Common Name
Toxicodendron radicans
eastern poison ivy
Sapling/Shrub
sweet-gum
Pinus taeda
loblolly pine
Woody Vine
Smilax rotundifolia
horsebrier
Herbaceous
Andropogon virginicus
broom-sedge
Arundinaria gigantea
giant cane
Carex lupulina
hop sedge
Impatiens capensis
spotted touch-me-not
Sapling/Shrub
wingstem
Liquidambar styraciflua
PSS
Juncus effusus
lamp rush
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
cinnamon fern
Scirpus cyperinus
cottongrass bulrush
Acer rubrum
red maple
Alnus serrulata
brookside alder
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
Clethra alnifolia
coastal sweet-pepperbush
Elaeagnus umbellata
autumn olive
Lindera benzoin
northern spicebush
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweet-gum
Magnolia virginiana
sweet-bay
Pinus taeda
loblolly pine
Rubus argutus
saw-tooth blackberry
Salix nigra
black willow
Tree
Acer rubrum
red maple
Woody Vine
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
PFO
Verbesina alternifolia
saw-tooth blackberry
horsebrier
Andropogon virginicus
broom-sedge
Herbaceous
Rubus argutus
Smilax rotundifolia
Arisaema triphyllum
jack-in-the-pulpit
Arundinaria gigantea
giant cane
Athyrium asplenioides
southern lady fern
Boehmeria cylindrica
small-spike false nettle
Carex blanda
eastern woodland sedge
Carex comosa
bearded sedge
Carex grayi
gray's sedge
Carex lupulina
hop sedge
Carex prasina
drooping sedge
Table 17-1 (Continued)
Dominant Vegetation in Wetland Classes for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project
Cowardin
State/Commonwealth
Classification a
Stratum
Species Scientific Name
Common Name
Chasmanthium laxum
slender wood-oats
Sapling/Shrub
Tree
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
long-leaf wood-oats
Impatiens capensis
spotted touch-me-not
Juncus effusus
lamp rush
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stilt grass
Osmunda spectabilis
royal fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
cinnamon fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
Saururus cernuus
lizard's-tail
Scirpus cyperinus
cottongrass bulrush
Smilax rotundifolia
horsebrier
Woodwardia areolata
netted chain fern
Acer rubrum
red maple
Alnus serrulata
brookside alder
Betula nigra
river birch
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
Clethra alnifolia
coastal sweet-pepperbush
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Ilex opaca
American holly
Ilex verticillata
common winterberry
Itea virginica
Virginia sweetspire
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
Lindera benzoin
northern spicebush
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweet-gum
Liriodendron tulipifera
tuliptree
Magnolia virginiana
sweet-bay
Nyssa sylvatica
black tupelo
Pinus taeda
loblolly pine
Quercus nigra
water oak
Quercus phellos
willow oak
Vaccinium corymbosum
highbush blueberry
Viburnum dentatum
southern arrow-wood
Viburnum nudum
possumhaw
Acer rubrum
red maple
Betula nigra
river birch
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Table 17-1 (Continued)
Dominant Vegetation in Wetland Classes for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project
Cowardin
State/Commonwealth
Classification a
Stratum
Species Scientific Name
Common Name
Ilex opaca
American holly
North Carolina
Liquidambar styraciflua
PEM
Liriodendron tulipifera
tuliptree
Magnolia virginiana
sweet-bay
Nyssa aquatica
water tupelo
Nyssa biflora
swamp tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
black tupelo
Pinus taeda
loblolly pine
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
Quercus alba
northern white oak
Quercus laurifolia
laurel oak
Quercus michauxii
swamp chestnut oak
Quercus nigra
water oak
Quercus phellos
willow oak
Quercus rubra
northern red oak
Salix nigra
black willow
Taxodium distichum
southern bald-cypress
Ulmus americana
American elm
Ulmus rubra
slippery elm
Woody Vine
Campsis radicans
trumpet-creeper
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia-creeper
Herbaceous
Sapling/Shrub
PSS
sweet-gum
Herbaceous
Sapling/Shrub
Smilax rotundifolia
horsebrier
Toxicodendron radicans
eastern poison ivy
Vitis rotundifolia
muscadine
Andropogon virginicus
broom-sedge
Arundinaria gigantea
giant cane
Carex lupulina
hop sedge
Juncus effusus
lamp rush
Scirpus cyperinus
cottongrass bulrush
Acer rubrum
red maple
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweet-gum
Pinus taeda
loblolly pine
Arundinaria gigantea
giant cane
Juncus effusus
lamp rush
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
Scirpus cyperinus
cottongrass bulrush
Acer rubrum
red maple
Table 17-1 (Continued)
Dominant Vegetation in Wetland Classes for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project
Cowardin
State/Commonwealth
Classification a
Stratum
Species Scientific Name
Common Name
Cyrilla racemiflora
little-leaf titi
PFO
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweet-gum
Magnolia virginiana
sweet-bay
Pinus taeda
loblolly pine
Tree
Acer rubrum
red maple
Herbaceous
Arundinaria gigantea
giant cane
Carex grayi
gray's sedge
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
Sapling/Shrub
Tree
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stilt grass
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
cinnamon fern
Saururus cernuus
lizard's-tail
Smilax rotundifolia
horsebrier
Woodwardia areolata
netted chain fern
Acer rubrum
red maple
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
Clethra alnifolia
coastal sweet-pepperbush
Cyrilla racemiflora
little-leaf titi
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Ilex coriacea
large gallberry
Ilex opaca
American holly
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweet-gum
Magnolia virginiana
sweet-bay
Quercus nigra
water oak
Vaccinium corymbosum
highbush blueberry
Acer rubrum
red maple
Betula nigra
river birch
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweet-gum
Liriodendron tulipifera
tuliptree
Magnolia virginiana
sweet-bay
Nyssa aquatica
water tupelo
Nyssa biflora
swamp tupelo
Pinus taeda
loblolly pine
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
Quercus laurifolia
laurel oak
Quercus michauxii
swamp chestnut oak
Table 17-1 (Continued)
Dominant Vegetation in Wetland Classes for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project
Cowardin
State/Commonwealth
Classification a
Stratum
Species Scientific Name
Common Name
Quercus nigra
water oak
Woody Vine
Quercus pagoda
cherry-bark oak
Quercus phellos
willow oak
Smilax laurifolia
laurel-leaf greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
horsebrier
Toxicodendron radicans
eastern poison ivy
Boehmeria cylindrica
common ladyfern
Carex comosa
bearded sedge
Impatiens capensis
spotted touch-me-not
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stilt grass
Onoclea sensibilis
sensitive fern
Scirpus polyphyllus
leafy bulrush
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
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West Virginia
PEM
Herbaceous
Sapling/Shrub
Tree
PSS
Herbaceous
Sapling/Shrub
PFO
Herbaceous
Sapling/Shrub
Tree
Rosa multifloria
rambler rose
Salix nigra
black willow
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
Salix nigra
black willow
Boehmeria cylindrica
small-spike false nettle
Carex comosa
bearded sedge
Cyperus strigosus
strawcolored flatsedge
Impatiens capensis
spotted touch-me-not
Juncus effusus
lamp rush
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stilt grass
Onoclea sensibilis
sensitive fern
Verbesina occidentalis
yellow crownbeard
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
Salix nigra
black willow
Athyrium filix-femina
common ladyfern
Carex comosa
bearded sedge
Impatiens capensis
spotted touch-me-not
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stilt grass
Onoclea sensibilis
sensitive fern
Acer rubrum
red maple
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
Acer barbatum
southern sugar maple
Table 17-1 (Continued)
Dominant Vegetation in Wetland Classes for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project
Cowardin
State/Commonwealth
Classification a
Stratum
Species Scientific Name
Common Name
Acer rubrum
red maple
Pennsylvania
PEM
Herbaceous
Sapling/Shrub
Tree
PFO
Herbaceous
Sapling/Shrub
Tree
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Wetland types according to Cowardin et al. (1979):
PFO = palustrine forested
PSS = palustrine scrub-shrub
PEM = palustrine emergent
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Phalaris arundinacea
reed canary grass
Polygonum sagittatum
arrowleaf tearthumb
Typha latifolia
broadleaf cattail
Rosa multifloria
rambler rose
Salix nigra
black willow
Acer rubrum
red maple
Salix nigra
black willow
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stilt grass
Athyrium filix-femina
common ladyfern
Phalaris aruindinacea
reed canary grass
Acer rubrum
red maple
Rosa multifloria
rambler rose
Acer rubrum
red maple
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash