Oxbow nearly surrounded by hayfields, with short sections of forest buffers.;Aquatic bed community in oxbow to Tygart River. Parts of the oxbow have chaotic Leersia-willow-alder-Cornus amomum-Spirea interspersed. This is more uniform with dominance by water lilies and swamp rose.
Representativeness
Portion of large oxbow with fairly uniform patch of swamp rose and water lily.