095-DAWS-0001
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-DAWS-0001
Author Observation Code	095-DAWS-0001
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Preston 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	453 m
Slope Aspect	160 º
Slope Gradient	29 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Drier forests above with dominance of red oak. Historical strip mine plateau above the slope. Rocky floodplain of high energy river below.;Moderate south-facing slope with rich mixed mesophtic forest. Concave slope both vertical and horizontal directions. Well-developed soil: 1 inch leaf litter and 6 inches of silty dark loam. The tree canopy dominated by buckeye (Aesculus flava). Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) in understory. Sparse shrub layer. Diverse lush forb layer. Tall vine layer also present.
Representativeness	Representative of matrix forest on south aspect canyon slopes.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Water Salinity	6
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-May-2000
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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Aesculus flava / Laportea canadensis forest; Contrast this plot to plot 2: same canyon, but plot 2 is northerly aspect with possibly a different parent material.

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
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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 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 53 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 55 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 56 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 53 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 5 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 10 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 12 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Herbaceous 40 %         -none- 20 Viola canadensis Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 21 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 22 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 23 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Hepatica nobilis var. acuta Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Rosa Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Prenanthes Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Trillium erectum Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Chaerophyllum procumbens Chaerophyllum procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Sanicula Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Geum Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Monarda Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Oxalis Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Phegopteris hexagonoptera Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Valerianella chenopodiifolia Valerianella chenopodiifolia **   Valerianella chenopodiifolia **   Valerianella chenopodiifolia **   Valerianella chenopodiifolia **   Valerianella chenopodiifolia **   Valerianella chenopodiifolia **   Valerianella chenopodiifolia **   Valerianella chenopodiifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Polygonum Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 55 Trillium Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 56 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 57 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 58 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 59 Viola striata Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 60 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 61 Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 62 Collinsonia canadensis Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 63 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 64 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 65 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 66 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 67 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 80 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 50 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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