095-CVWR-0014
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:18447-{BFD1C2BB-2E16-42A3-B55D-EBD0D0589C65} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-CVWR-0014
Author Observation Code	095-CVWR-0014
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Tucker region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	960 m
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Nearby communities include Aspen; blueberry hummocks, and open sedge. See other plots from the day CVWR.12,13,15,16.;Probably almost always flooded stand of clumpy alders with skunk cabbage dominant. Mossy hummocks found at the base of the alder clumps. Dryopteris is also found growing here.
Representativeness	Even distribution of vegetation composition. Medium sized alder stand with high cover by skunk cabbage at the wet end of the alder stand.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	68 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	30 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Jul-2004
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	complete
Bryophyte Quality	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Alnus incana ssp. rugosa / Symplocarpus foetidus - Glyceria grandis / Sphagnum sp. Shrub swamp

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Alnus incana ssp. rugosa Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Tall Shrub 90 %         -none- 2 Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Viburnum recognitum Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Ribes Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Symplocarpus foetidus Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Herbaceous 40 %         -none- 6 Glyceria grandis var. grandis Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 7 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 8 Carex gynandra Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 9 Glyceria striata Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 10 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 11 Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 12 Carex atlantica Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 13 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 14 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Carex stipata Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Vaccinium myrtilloides Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Galium Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Carex scoparia var. scoparia Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Solidago uliginosa Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Sphagnum henryense Sphagnum henryense **   Sphagnum henryense **   Sphagnum henryense **   Sphagnum henryense **   Sphagnum henryense **   Sphagnum henryense **   Sphagnum henryense **   Sphagnum henryense **   Nonvascular 30 %         -none- 27 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 80 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Tall Shrub 5 m 10 m 90 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 30 %
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