095-CVWR-0021
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-CVWR-0021
Author Observation Code	095-CVWR-0021
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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	16 (X) x 25 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	967 m
Slope Aspect	20 º
Slope Gradient	1 º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Open valley bottom with open shrub/herb wetland mosaic. Uplands logged in early 1900's. Now mostly second growth northern hardwoods. Canaan Valley is famed for the relic spruce forests that reportedly dominated the valley floor. This may be a relict patch.;Undulating topography at the bottom of a slope, on the edge of a large open wetland. Woodland community is dominated by spruce with some Abies snags. Blueberries grow in clumps on the large hummocks at the tree bases. Low areas of plot have Sphagnum, Carex trisperma, and other hydrophytes. Large sawn stump in plot. Abies snags seem to have been dead for quite a while. Woodland physiognomy in part due to Abies die-off.
Representativeness	Wetland edge of a larger valley bottom spruce patch (but still small). Wetland community wraps around a peninsula like protrusion into a shrub/herb wetland. It shows as a conifer signature on the aerial photo. The community is about the width of the plot.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	9 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.5 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-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	Picea rubens / Vaccinium myrtilloides / Sphagnum swamp forest

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 34 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 41 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 42 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Sub-Canopy 8 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 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 3 %         -none- 7 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 8 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 9 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- 10 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Vaccinium myrtilloides Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Short Shrub 30 %         -none- 13 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 14 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 15 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Hypericum densiflorum Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Carex trisperma var. trisperma Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 22 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 23 Carex baileyi Carex baileyi **   Carex baileyi **   Carex baileyi **   Carex baileyi **   Carex baileyi **   Carex baileyi **   Carex baileyi **   Carex baileyi **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Carex folliculata Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 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 1 %         -none- 26 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Carex gynandra Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Lycopodium clavatum Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Glyceria melicaria Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Galium tinctorium Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Juncus brevicaudatus Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Huperzia lucidula Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Cinna latifolia Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Lycopodium obscurum Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Glyceria laxa Glyceria laxa **   Glyceria laxa **   Glyceria laxa **   Glyceria laxa **   Glyceria laxa **   Glyceria laxa **   Glyceria laxa **   Glyceria laxa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Carex atlantica Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 52 Sphagnum girgensohnii Sphagnum girgensohnii **   Sphagnum girgensohnii **   Sphagnum girgensohnii **   Sphagnum girgensohnii **   Sphagnum girgensohnii **   Sphagnum girgensohnii **   Sphagnum girgensohnii **   Sphagnum girgensohnii **   Nonvascular 30 %         -none- 53 Polytrichum strictum Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 54 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 55 Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 56 Hypnum Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 57 Dicranum Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 58 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tree 50 %         -none- 59 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Tree 10 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 10 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 50 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 40 %
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