095-GARI-0100
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GARI-0100
Author Observation Code	095-GARI-0100
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Nicholas region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	13 (X) x 30.7 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	399.100006103516 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	301 m
Slope Aspect	282 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	There is an older GARI plot near here. Downstream 50 m is a well used beach. The area is obviously an access for the Middle Gauley and is likely heavily used during the season.;Open sunny community with several short flood battered Riverbirch and sourgum trees. The woodland floor is covered with basketball sized and larger cobble. Sparse forb cover mainly growing in patches at the bases of trees or in cracks between the cobble.
Representativeness	Small patch of BENI-NYSY/ANGE river scoured prairie woodland. Patch is roughly 2 plots in size.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	75 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Aug-2006
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	399.100006103516 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	Betula nigra - Diospyros virginiana / Andropogon gerardii prairie woodland

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 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Canopy 12 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 6 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Rhododendron arborescens Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 13 Rhododendron arborescens Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Salix caroliniana Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Rosa carolina var. carolina Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Ipomoea pandurata Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Packera paupercula Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Coreopsis tripteris Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Tephrosia virginiana Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Liatris scariosa var. scariosa Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Lysimachia lanceolata Lysimachia lanceolata **   Lysimachia lanceolata **   Lysimachia lanceolata **   Lysimachia lanceolata **   Lysimachia lanceolata **   Lysimachia lanceolata **   Lysimachia lanceolata **   Lysimachia lanceolata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Viola pedata Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Elymus canadensis Elymus canadensis **   Elymus canadensis **   Elymus canadensis **   Elymus canadensis **   Elymus canadensis **   Elymus canadensis **   Elymus canadensis **   Elymus canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Houstonia serpyllifolia Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Chrysopsis mariana Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Zizia aptera Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 50 Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 51 Lespedeza cuneata Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 52 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 53 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tree 15 %         -none- 54 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Tree 2 %         -none- 55 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tree 1 %         -none- 56 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tree 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Tree
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