Hamilton Lake - Steuben County, Indiana

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Assessment Summary

The Callender Family Trust - Hamilton Lake site is comprised of four primary cover-types consisting of: 1) old-field; 2) oak-hickory forest; 3) pine forest; and 4) palustrine, emergent and scrub-shrub wetlands.

Old-field Cover-type:

The old-field areas identified on the property are located in the northeastern portion of the site. The floristic survey identified the following dominant plant species:

Forbes:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Canada Goldenrod	Solidago canadensis	FACU
Queen Anne's lace	Daucus carota	FACU
Crown Vetch	Coronilla varia	FACU
Sweet Clover	Melilotus officinalis	FACU
Red Clover	Trifolium pretense	FACU+
Wild Strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	FAC-

Grasses:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Smooth Brome	Bromus inermis	NI
Orchard Grass	Dactylis glomerata	FACU
Timothy	Phleum pretense	FACU

Shrub:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Black Raspberry	Rubus occidentalis	FACU

Oak-Hickory Forest Cover-type:

The oak-hickory forested areas identified on the property are located near the center of the property along the northern boundary of the site. The floristic survey identified the following dominant plant species:

Forbes:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
May-apple	Podophyllum peltatum	FACU
Cut-Leaf Toothwort	Cardamine concatenate	FACU
Maindenhair Fern	Adiantum pedatum	FAC-
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	FAC
Virginia Creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	FAC-

Shrubs:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	FACU
Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	FACU
Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra	FACU

Trees:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Shellbark Hickory	Carya laciniosa	FACW
Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata	FACU
Tulip	Liriodendron tulipefera	FACU
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	FACU
Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra	FACU+
White Oak	Quercus alba	FAC-

Pine Forest Cover-type:

The pine forested areas identified on the property are located near the northwest portion of the property. The floristic survey identified the following dominant plant species:

Forbes:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Maidenhair Fern	Adiantum pedatum	FAC-
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	FAC
Virginia Creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	FAC-

Shrubs:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	FACU
Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra	FACU

Trees:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Northern Red Oak	Quercus rubra	FACU
White Pine	Pinus strobes	FACU

Emergent, Shrub-Shrub Wetland Cover-type:

The wetland areas identified on the property are considered waters of United States, which the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) and/or the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) have jurisdiction over waters of the United States. The wetland areas are primarily located on the southwestern portion of the site.

In degraded wetland areas:

Forbes:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Reed Canary Grass	Phalaris arundinacea	FACW+

Shrubs:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Black Willow	Salix nigra	OBL

In higher-quality wetland (fen) areas:

Grass/Sedges:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Lakebank Sedge	Carex lacustris	OBL
Uptight Sedge	Carex stricta	OBL
Creeping Manna Grass	Glyceria acutiflora	OBL

Forbes:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Blue Flag Iris	Iris versicolor	OBL
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	FACW+
Spotted Joe-Pyeweed	Eupatoriadelphus maculates	OBL
Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	OBL
Swamp Dock	Rumex verticillatus	OBL

Shrubs:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Button Bush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	OBL
Poison Sumac	Toxicodendron vernix	OBL
Red Osier	Cornus stolonifera	FACW
Gray Dogwood	Cornus racemosa	FACW-

Trees:

Common Name	Scientific Name	Indicator Status
Tamarack	Larix laricina	FACW
Poison Sumac	Toxicodendron vernix	OBL

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