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~~ <br />C~otenp <br />;~va.~~,-,.:;~zi. , Group <br />Faunal species observed within the Dry-Mesic Oak-Hickory forest community include <br />spiders, box turtles, great-crested flycatchers, yellow billed cuckoos, red-spotted purples, <br />pearly eyes, and deer. <br />Piedmont/Low Mountain Alluvial Forest -Disturbed State (21 % Coverage) <br />This community is found in floodplains too small to have distinguishable vegetative <br />zones and is dominated by a variety of alluvial soils and vegetation (Shafale and Weakley <br />1990). This community was observed near the two waterways /drainage features on the <br />properly. The community on this property is described as "disturbed" due to a significant <br />amount of refuse and human activities observed throughout the area. The primary <br />species observed are included in Table 2. <br />Table 2. Piedmont/Low Mountain Alluvial Forest Vegetative Community <br />Canopy Sub-Canopy Shrub Herbaceous Vines <br />Sweetgum* American elm* Chinese privet** Nepalese Wisteria** <br /> browntop* <br />Green ash* Slippery ehn* Mockernut hickory Mixed grasses Common greenbrier <br />Red maple American beech Blackhaw Green ash saplings Trumpet creeper <br />Loblolly pine Eastern red cedaz Hackberry Sedges Poison ivy <br />Willow oak Black cherry Brackenfern <br />Black oak White oak Wild grape <br />Vireinia nine Willow oak Strawberry bush <br />* Indicates dominant species <br />** Invasive/Exotic species <br />Faunal species observed within the PiedmontlLow Mountain Alluvial Forest community <br />include Carolina wren, white-breasted nuthatch, red-bellied woodpeckers, and great- <br />crested flycatchers. <br />Disturbed/Maintained Communit~(16% Covera~el <br />This vegetative community is found in powerline right-of--ways and in abandoned <br />residential areas. This community is comprised of species that thrive in disturbed <br />habitats, and also includes species associated with the adjacent communities. It is <br />variable in plant associations. and structure, and cannot be associated with a natural plant <br />community. The primary species observed are included in Table 3. <br />Table 3. Disturbed/Maintained Vegetative Community <br />Canopy Sub-Canopy Shrub Herbaceous Vines <br />None None Willow oak Nepalese browntop ** Wisteria** <br />Loblolly pine Mixed grasses Blackberry <br />Chinese privet* * Pokeweed <br />Winged elm Shepherd's purse <br />Shortleaf pine Common rush <br />Eastern red cedar Pokeberry <br /> St. Andrew's cross <br /> Horseweed <br /> Wood sorrel <br /> Pearly everlasting <br /> Oueen Anne's lace <br />Efland Bio Inventory <br />TCG Job#6112 <br />July 2008 <br />