This plot is in the open part of Kate's Branch Wetland which is mixed in a complex mosaic along with a shrub wetland community dominated by Alnus serrulata and Hypericum densiflorum. To each side of the wetland are large areas dominated by Pinus strobus stands with Kalmia latifolia and Rhododendron maximum thickets.;This plot is in a saturated open wetland community.
Representativeness
This plot is representative of an open wetland community at Kate's Branch Wetland. The area is dominated by Sparganium americanum, Scirpus expansus, Scirpus cyperinus, and Carex spp.