Appendix E

APPENDIX Wetland Classification E

Appendix ECharacteristics of Delineated Wetlands

WetlandID1 Class

Dominant Vegetation PrincipalFunctions 2,3Common Name Scientific Name

NWET1A PFO1A

Red mapleLoblolly pineBlack gum

Southern arrow-woodJapanese honeysuckle

Acer rubrumPinus taeda

Nyssa sylvaticaViburnum dentatumLonicera japonica

FA

NWET2A PFO1C

TuliptreeRed maple

Northern spicebushHorsebrier

Southern arrow-woodSkunk cabbage

Japanese honeysuckle

Liriodendron tulipiferaAcer rubrum

Lindera benzoinSmilax rotundifolia

Viburnum dentatumSymplocarpus foetidus

Lonicera japonica

WH

NWET2B PFO1C

Red mapleSweet-bay

Southern arrow-woodSkunk cabbageCinnamon fern

Acer rubrumMagnolia virginianaViburnum dentatum

Symplocarpus foetidusOsmunda cinnamomea

F&SH

NWET2E PFO1A

Red mapleNorthern spicebush

Southern arrow-woodHorsebrier

Iris sp.

Acer rubrumLindera benzoin

Viburnum dentatumSmilax rotundifolia

Iris sp.

F&SH, NR, WH

NWET3A PFO1A Red mapleSkunk cabbage

Acer rubrumSymplocarpus foetidus NR, PE, WH

NWET3B PFO1A

Red mapleBlack gumHorsebrier

Cinnamon fern

Acer rubrumNyssa sylvatica

Smilax rotundifoliaOsmunda cinnamomea

FA, NR, PE, WH

NWET3C PFO1A

Red mapleSouthern arrow-woodJapanese honeysuckle

Sensitive fern

Acer rubrumViburnum dentatumLonicera japonicaOnoclea sensibilis

GR/D, FA, S/TR,NR, WH

NWET4A PEM1A Broad-leaf cattailRice cut grass

Typha latifoliaLeersia oryzoides

FA, NR, WH,U/H

NWET4B PFO1A

Red mapleAsh-leaf maple

Southern arrow-woodSmall-spike false nettle

Ground ivy

Acer rubrumAcer negundo

Viburnum dentatumBoehmeria cylindricaGlechoma hederacea

FA, NR, PE,WH, U/H

NWET5A PEM1CReed sp.

Skunk cabbageSensitive fern

Phragmites sp.Symplocarpus foetidus

Onoclea sensibilisGR/D, FA

NWET5C PEM1C

Sweet-bayFlowering dogwood

Southern arrow-woodCommon boneset

Arrow-leaf tearthumb

Magnolia virginianaCornus florida

Viburnum dentatumEupatorium perfoliatum

Persicaria sagittata

FA, S/TR, WH

NWET5D PEM1C Skunk cabbageJapanese stilt grass

Symplocarpus foetidusMicrostegium vimineum WH

NWET5E PFO1C

Red mapleAmerican holly

Southern arrow-woodSkunk cabbageSensitive fern

Acer rubrumIlex opaca


Onoclea sensibilis

FA, F&SH, WH

WetlandID1 Class


Kidney-leaf buttercup Ranunculus arborvitus

NWET5F PEM1C Narrow-leaf cattail Typha angustifolia FA, S/TR, NR

NWET6A PFO1C

Black gumTuliptreeSweet-bay

Coastal sweet-pepperbushSkunk cabbageUptight sedge

Nyssa sylvaticaLiriodendron tulipiferaMagnolia virginiana

Clethra alnifoliaSymplocarpus foetidus

Carex stricta

FA, ST/R, NR,WH, ESH

NWET9A PEM1A Lamp rushBroad-leaf cattail

Juncus effususTypha latifolia S/TR, NR

NWET10A PFO1A Red mapleSweetgum

Acer rubrumLiquidambar styraciflua GR/D, PE, WH

NWET11A PFO1A

Pin oakRed mapleBlack gum

Highbush blueberryCinnamon fern

Sedge sp.

Quercus palustrisAcer rubrum

Nyssa sylvaticaVaccinium corymbosumOsmunda cinnamomea

Carex sp.

GR/D, PE

NWET11B PFO1A

Red mapleBlack gum

Highbush blueberryCinnamon fernGoldenrod sp.


Vaccinium corymbosumOsmunda cinnamomea

Solidago sp.

GR/D, FA, PE,WH

NWET11D PEM1AHairy bittercress

Eastern hayscented fernReed canary grass

Cardamine hirsutaDennstaedtia punctilobula

Phalaris arundinaceaGR/D, FA, WH

NWET11E PEM1A Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea GR/D, FA, WH

NWET11F PFO1A

Red mapleHighbush blueberry

Deer-tongue rosette grassGrass sp.

Japanese stilt grass

Acer rubrumVaccinium corymbosum

Dichanthelium clandestinumPoaceae sp.

Microstegium vimineum

GR/D, FA, PE,WH

NWET12A PEM1C Lamp rush Juncus effusus F&SH

NWET12B PFO1C

Red mapleLoblolly pine

Highbush blueberryNorthern red oak

Cinnamon fernLowbush blueberry


Vaccinium corymbosumQuercus rubra

Osmunda cinnamomeaVaccinium angustifolium

WH

NWET12E PFO1A

Red mapleBrookside alder

Coastal sweet-pepperbushSkunk cabbage

Greater bladder sedgeUptight sedge

Acer rubrumAlnus serrulataClethra alnifolia

Symplocarpus foetidusCarex intumescens

Carex stricta

F&SH, WH

NWET13A PEM1C

Red mapleCommon persimmonSouthern arrow-wood

Coastal sweet-pepperbushSkunk cabbageNew York fern

Grass sp.Virginia creeper

Eastern poison-ivy

Acer rubrumDiospyros virginianaViburnum dentatum

Clethra alnifoliaSymplocarpus foetidus

Thelypteris noveboracensisPoaceae sp.

Parthenocissus quinquefoliaToxicodendron radicans

FA, ST/R

NWET13C PEM1C Common persimmonSensitive fern

Diospyros virginianaOnoclea sensibilis FA

WetlandID1 Class


NWET13E PEM1C Yellow pond-lilyJapanese stilt grass

Nuphar luteaMicrostegium vimineum FA, ST/R, NR

NWET13F PEM1C

American sycamoreSilky dogwoodBlackberry sp.

Japanese stilt grass

Platanus occidentalisCornus amomum

Rubus sp.Microstegium vimineum

FA, ST/R

NWET13H PFO1C

Red mapleRiver birch

Southern red oakCoastal sweet-pepperbush

HorsebrierJapanese stilt grass


Acer rubrumBetula nigra

Quercus falcataClethra alnifolia

Smilax rotundifoliaMicrostegium vimineum

Lonicera japonica

FA, NR, WH

NWET13I PFO/SS1C

Black gumSouthern red oak

White oakCoastal sweet-pepperbush

American hazelnutArrow-leaf tearthumb

Dotted smartweed

Nyssa sylvaticaQuercus falcataQuercus alba

Clethra alnifoliaCorylus americanaPersicaria sagittataPersicaria punctata

FA, ST/R

NWET13J PEM1C Dotted smartweed Persicaria perfoliata FA, F&SH, S/TR,NR, PE, WH

NWET13K PFO1C

River birchAmerican sycamore

Common winterberryEastern poison ivy

Japanese honeysuckleJapanese stilt grass

Horsebrier

Betula nigraPlatanus occidentalis

Ilex verticillataToxicodendron radicans

Lonicera japonicaMicrostegium vimineum

Smilax rotundifolia

FA, NR, WH

NWET13L PEM1C Flowering dogwoodJapanese stilt grass

Cornus floridaMicrostegium vimineum FA, NR, WH

NWET14A PFO1C

Pin oakRed mapleSweet-bay

Common winterberrySouthern arrow-wood

Skunk cabbageJapanese stilt grass

Knotweed sp.Virginia creeper

Eastern poison-ivyHorsebrier

Quercus palustrisAcer rubrum

Magnolia virginianaIlex verticillata

Viburnum dentatumSymplocarpus foetidusMicrostegium vimineum

Polygonum sp.Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Toxicodendron radicansSmilax rotundifolia

FA, WH

NWET14B PEM5C

Highbush blueberrySilky dogwood

Japanese stilt grassReed canary grass

Vaccinium corymbosumCornus amomum

Microstegium vimineumPhalaris arundinacea

FA, S/SS, WH

NWET14D PEM1A

Black willowAsh-leaf maple

Black gumJapanese stilt grass

Common reedEastern poison ivy

Fox grape

Salix nigraAcer negundoNyssa sylvatica

Microstegium vimineumPhragmites australis

Toxicodendron radicansVitis labrusca

FA, F&SH, S/TR,NR, WH

NWET15A PFO1C

Red mapleSouthern red oak

Northern spicebushHorsebrier

Cinnamon fern

Acer rubrumQuercus falcataLindera benzoin

Smilax rotundifoliaOsmunda cinnamomea

FA, S/TR, WH

WetlandID1 Class


NWET15B PFO1C

Red mapleBlack gum

Southern arrow-woodCoastal sweet-pepperbush

Jack-in-the-pulpit


Viburnum dentatumClethra alnifolia

Arisaema triphyllum

FA, S/TR, WH

NWET15C PFO1C

White oakRed mapleSweet-bay

Swamp doghobbleBlack gumHorsebrier

Skunk cabbage

Quercus albaAcer rubrum

Magnolia virginianaEubotrys racemosa

Nyssa sylvaticaSmilax rotundifolia

Symplocarpus foetidus

FA, ST/R, WH

NWET16B PEM5CSkunk cabbage

Japanese stilt grassRice cut grass

Symplocarpus foetidusMicrostegium vimineum

Leersia oryzoidesFA, ST/R, WH

NWET16C PFO1C

Red mapleGray dogwood

Southern arrow-woodJapanese stilt grass

Skunk cabbageEastern poison-ivy

Acer rubrumCornus racemosa

Viburnum dentatumMicrostegium vimineumSymplocarpus foetidusToxicodendron radicans

FA, NR, WH

NWET16J PEM1AWeeping willow

America sycamoreNarrow-leaf cattail

Salix x sepulcralisPlatanus occidentalisTypha angustifolia

GR/D

NWET16L PEM1A

American sycamoreWeeping willow

Flowering dogwoodCommon reed

Japanese stilt grassGrass sp.

Platanus occidentalisSalix x sepulcralis

Cornus floridaPhragmites australis

Microstegium vimineumPoaceae sp.

GR/D, S/TR

NWET18A PSS1A

Red mapleCallery pear

Coastal sweet-pepperbushNarrow-leaf cattail

Lamp rush

Acer rubrumPyrus calleryanaClethra alnifolia

Typha angustifoliaJuncus effusus

WH

NWET19B PEM1A Ash-leaf mapleDeer-tongue rosette grass

Acer negundoDichanthelium clandestinum GR/D, F&SH

NWET20A PFO1A

River birchJapanese honeysuckleSmall-spike false nettle

Asian bittersweet

Betula nigraLonicera japonica

Boehmeria cylindricaCelastrus orbiculatus

S/TR

NWET22A PFO1A

Ash-leaf mapleSilver maple

Silky dogwoodCreeping-jennySummer grape

Acer negundoAcer saccharinumCornus amomum

Lysimachia nummulariaVitis aestivalis

WH

NWET23A PFO1A

Red mapleRiver birchGreen ashHorsebrier

Acer rubrumBetula nigra

Fraxinus pennsylvanicaSmilax rotundifolia

GR/D, S/TR

NWET24C PFO1A

Ash-leaf mapleGreen ash

Northern spicebushHighbush blueberry

Skunk cabbageAsian bittersweet

Acer negundoFraxinus pennsylvanica

Lindera benzoinVaccinium corymbosumSymplocarpus foetidusCelastrus orbiculatus

FA

NWET24E PFO1A Ash-leaf mapleAmerican sycamore

Acer negundoPlatanus occidentalis FA, F&SH, WH

WetlandID1 Class


Highbush blueberryNorthern spicebush

Spotted touch-me-notEnglish ivyGrape sp.

Vaccinium corymbosumLindera benzoin

Impatiens capensisHedera helix

Vitis sp.

NWET24F PFO1A

Green ashTuliptree

Spotted touch-me-notLizard’s tail

Blackberry sp.

Fraxinus pennsylvanicaLiriodendron tulipiferaImpatiens capensisSaururus cernuus

Rubus sp.

FA, F&SH, ST/R

NWET25A PEM1A

Red mapleGreen ashBlack gum

Common reedCarolina dayflower

Acer rubrumFraxinus pennsylvanica

Nyssa sylvaticaPhragmites australis

Commelina caroliniana

FA, WH

NWET28A PEM2A Red maple Acer rubrum NR

NWET29A PFO1C

Green ashSilver maple

Grass sp.Knotweed sp.

Fraxinus pennsylvaciaAcer saccharinum

Poaceae sp.Polygonum sp.

FA

NWET29B PFO1AGreen ashRed maple

Small-spike false nettle

Fraxinus pennsylvanicaAcer rubrum

Boehmeria cylindricaFA

NWET30B PFO1AGreen ashRed maple

Northern spicebush

Fraxinus pennsylvanicaAcer rubrum

Lindera benzoinGR/D

NWET31A PEM2B

Honey locustSlippery elmBlack locustGreen ash

Devil’s pitchforkStraw-color flat sedge

Gleditsia triacanthosUlmus rubra

Robinia psuedoacaciaFraxinus pennsylvanica

Bidens frondosaCyperus strigosus

WH

NWET32A PFO1A

Silver mapleAmerican sycamore

Ash-leaf mapleJapanese stilt grass

Fox grape

Acer saccharinumPlatanus occidentalis

Acer negundoMicrostegium vimineum

Vitis labrusca

FA, WH

NWET33A PEM1A

Red mapleAsh-leaf maple

American sycamoreCommon reed

Straw-color flat sedge

Acer rubrumAcer negundo

Platanus occidentalisPhragmites australisCyperus strigosus

FA, PE

NWET35A PEM1ASpotted touch-me-not

JumpseedAmerican burnweed

Impatiens capensisPersicaria virginiana

Erechtites heiracifoliaS/TR

NWET38A PFO1A

Green ashGrass sp.

Goldenrod sp.Trumpet creeper


Fraxinus pennsylvanicaPoaceae sp.Solidago sp.

Campsis radicansLonicera japonica

n/a

SWET1A PEM1Fr Broad-leaf cattail Typha latifolia NR

SWET1B PEM1Jr Common reed Phragmites australis NR

SWET1C PEM1Jr Broad-leaf cattail Typha latifolia S/TR

SWET1D PFO1CRed mapleSweetgum

Coastal sweet-pepperbush

Acer rubrumLiquidambar styraciflua

Clethra alnifoliaWH

WetlandID1 Class


SWET1E PFO1C

Black gumSweetgum

Highbush blueberryWhite-tinge sedge

Horsebrier

Nyssa sylvaticaLiquidambar styracifluaVaccinium corymbosum

Carex albicansSmilax rotundifolia

NR, WH

SWET2A PFO1Fx

Willow oakRed mapleBlack gumLamp rushHorsebrier

Quercus phellosAcer rubrum

Nyssa sylvaticaJuncus effusus

Smilax rotundifolia

WH

SWET3A PFO1A

Red mapleSweetgum

Northern spicebushSkunk cabbage


Acer rubrumLiquidambar styraciflua

Lindera benzoinSymplocarpus foetidus

Lonicera japonica

FA, WH

SWET4A PFO1E

Scarlet oakSouthern red oak

White oakCoastal sweet-pepperbush

Horsebrier

Quercus coccineaQuercus falcataQuercus alba

Clethra alnifoliaSmilax rotundifolia

WH

SWET5A PFO1C

Red mapleWillow oak

Coastal sweet-pepperbushHorsebrier

Acer rubrumQuercus phellosClethra alnifolia

Smilax rotundifolia

WH

SWET6A PFO1F

Red mapleBlack gumWillow sp.

Broad-leaf cattailWoolgrass

Rice cutgrass


Salix sp.Typha latifolia

Scirpus cyperinusLeersia oryzoides

WH

SWET7A PFO1Eb

Red mapleTuliptree

Gray alderPossumhaw

Southern arrow-woodThree-way sedge

Horsebrier

Acer rubrumLiriodendron tulipifera

Alnus incanaViburnum nudum

Viburnum dentatumDulichium arundinaceum

Smilax rotundifolia

WH, R

SWET8A PFO1A

Red mapleSouthern red oak

Willow oakBlack gum

Highbush blueberryCoastal sweet-pepperbush

White-tinged sedge

Acer rubrumQuercus falcataQuercus phellosNyssa sylvatica

Vaccinium corymbosumClethra alnifoliaCarex albicans

WH

SWET9A PFO1C

Willow oakRed mapleBlack gum

Coastal sweet-pepperbushBristly dewberry


Quercus phellosAcer rubrum

Nyssa sylvaticaClethra alnfoliaRubus hispidus

Lonicera japonica

WH

SWET10A PFO1C

TuliptreeSweetgum

Northern spicebushCommon winterberry

Skunk cabbageJapanese honeysuckle

Eastern poison ivyHorsebrier

Liriodendron tulipiferaLiquidambar styraciflua

Lindera benzoinIlex verticillata

Symplocarpus foetidusLonicera japonica

Toxicodendron radicansSmilax rotundifolia

FA, WH

WetlandID1 Class


SWET11A PEM1Gr

TuliptreeVirginia pineSweetgum

Broad-leaf cattailSmall carp grass

Tall fescueJapanese honeysuckle

Liriodendron tulipiferaPinus virginiana

Liquidambar styracifluaTypha latifolia

Arthraxon hispidusFestuca arundinacea

Lonicera japonica

n/a

SWET12A PFO1B

Red mapleHighbush blueberry

Uptight sedgeHorsebrier


Acer rubrumVaccinium corymbosum

Carex strictaSmilax rotundifoliaLonicera japonica

FA, WH

SWET13A PFO1C

Red mapleSweet-bayBlack gum

Northern spicebushSouthern arrow-wood

Coastal sweet-pepperbushBlack cherry

Northern long sedgeMannagrass sp.

HorsebrierVirginia creeper

Acer rubrumMagnolia virginiana

Nyssa sylvaticaLindera benzoin

Viburnum dentatumClethra alnifoliaPrunus serotinaCarex folliculata

Glyceria sp.Smilax rotundifolia

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

WH

SWET14A PFO1J

Red mapleTuliptree

Coastal sweet-pepperbushSouthern arrow-woodSpotted touch-me-not

Cinnamon fernHorsebrier

Acer rubrumLiriodendron tulipifera

Clethra alnifoliaViburnum dentatumImpatiens capensis

Osmunda cinnamomeaSmilax rotundifolia

WH

SWET15A PEM1Cr Broad-leaf cattail Typha latifolia n/a

SWET15B PEM1Cr Broad-leaf cattail Typha latifolia n/a

SWET16A PEM1 Annual bluegrassGrass sp.

Poa annuaPoeceae sp. n/a

SWET18A PFO1F

TuliptreeRed maple

Coastal sweet-pepperbushHighbush blueberry

Common winterberrySkunk cabbage

Liriodendron tulipiferaAcer rubrum

Clethra alnifoliaVaccinium corymbosum

Ilex verticillataSymplocarpus foetidus

FA, F&SH, WH

SWET19A PFO1Gs

Willow sp.Red maple

Yellow pond-lillyWoolgrass

Salix sp.Acer rubrumNuphar lutea

Scirpus cyperinus

n/a

SWET19B PFO1Cs


Highbush blueberryCinnamon fern

White-tinge sedgeJapanese honeysuckle


Vaccinium corymbosumOsmunda cinnamomea

Carex albicansLonicera japonica

WH

SWET20A PFO1G


Highbush blueberrySwamp doghobble

Acer rubrumPinua taeda

Vaccinium corymbosumEubotrys racemosa

WH

SWET21A PFO1ZAmerican sycamore

Loblolly pineEastern white pine

Platanus occidentalisPinus taeda

Pinus strobusn/a

WetlandID1 Class


Black cherryRed mapleTall fescue

Japanese honeysuckleEastern poison ivy

Prunus serotinaAcer rubrum

Festuca arundinaceaLonicera japonica

Toxicodendron radicans

SWET22A PEM1J

Red mapleWillow sp.

Common reedJapanese honeysuckle

Acer rubrumSalix sp.

Phragmites australisLonicera japonica

WH

SWET23A PEM1Cdx

Red mapleFrank’s sedgeKnotweed sp.

Japanese honeysuckleEastern poison-ivyRiver-bank grape

Acer rubrumCarex frankiiPersicaria sp.

Lonicera japonicaToxicodendron radicans

Vitis riparia

ST/R

SWET24A PEM1J

Red mapleSouthern arrow-wood

Asiatic tearthumbJapanese honeysuckle

Acer rubrumViburnum dentatumPersicaria perfoliataLonicera japonica

n/a

SWET24B PEM1J

Eastern red cedarCommon reed


Wrinkle-leaf goldenrodOriental bittersweetJapanese honeysuckle

Juniperus virginianaPhragmites australisViburnum dentatum

Symplocarpus foetidusSolidago rugosa

Celastrus orbiculatusLonicera japonica

n/a

SWET25A PFO1J

Loblolly pineRed mapleBlack gum

Smartweed sp.Japanese honeysuckle

Pinus taedaAcer rubrum

Nyssa sylvaticaPersicaria sp.

Lonicera japonica

WH

SWET26A1 PFO1J

Red mapleBlack willow

Southern arrow-woodSkunk cabbageShallow sedge

Fox grape

Acer rubrumSalix nigra


Carex luridaVitis labrusca

WH

SWET26A2 PFO1J

Red mapleBlack gum


Japanese honeysuckleFox grapeHorsebrier



Lonicera japonicaVitis labrusca

Smilax rotundifolia

WH

1Bold = WSSC wetlands2n/a = No principal functions were recorded during the functional assessment. However, these wetlands do provide limitedfunctions such as WH, S/TR, but at a lower level than the larger more diverse systems.3GR/D=Groundwater Recharge/Discharge, FA=Floodflow Alteration, ST/R =Sediment Trapping/Retention,NR=Nutrient Removal, PE=Production Export, F&SH=Fish and Shellfish Habitat, S/SS=Shoreline Stabilization, WH=WildlifeHabitat, U/H=Uniqueness/Heritage, ESH=Endangered Species Habitat

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