095-POCA-0011
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-POCA-0011
Author Observation Code	095-POCA-0011
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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: Pocahontas 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	1106 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Surrounding wetland is approximately 100 acres in size in "basin" below cleared/grazed mountaintops. Cattle graze vegetation severely but soils are not too compacted to be restored. Half of wetland will be fenced off permanently, the other half will be livestock free on a seasonal basis only. Greenbrier limestone outcrops on slopes above wetland contributing to circumneutral nature of the west end of site. Sandstone underlies east end. Various rare species associated - especially with circumneutral side of wetland. Slight alder thicket in middle of site and Rhamnus alnifolia clonal patches on east end. Wetland primarily dominated by graminoids - large Carex zones and Glyceria zones. Landowner reports that this site was a fir-spruce wet forest at turn of century when logged - none now!;Grass-sedge dominated herbaceous vegetation. Wetland with "sweetwater" influence from Greenbrier limestone outcrop on adjacent slope to the west. Adjacent alder shrubland to the north of this has similar herb species but stunted sparse alder is also a codominant species. Wetland soils drier than normal due to extremely dry season and due to years of grazing/compaction from cattle. This community grades directly into upland pasture adjacent and "appears" similar but close examination reveals that upland has more exotic pasture grasses, Trifolium repens, etc. I would consider this the same community as P8 (POCA.8), but slightly drier soils. Adjacent to Greenbrier limestone outcrop to west (upslope). This presumably raises soil/water pH here.
Representativeness	Large size EO and soil damage still appears reversible.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	100 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Jun-1999
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	Carex suberecta - Carex vulpinoidea - Poa pratensis - Eleocharis palustris wet meadow

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 Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Herbaceous 30 %         -none- 2 Carex suberecta Carex suberecta **   Carex suberecta **   Carex suberecta **   Carex suberecta **   Carex suberecta **   Carex suberecta **   Carex suberecta **   Carex suberecta **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 3 Carex vulpinoidea Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Herbaceous 15 %         -none- 4 Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 5 Eleocharis palustris Eleocharis palustris **   Eleocharis palustris **   Eleocharis palustris **   Eleocharis palustris **   Eleocharis palustris **   Eleocharis palustris **   Eleocharis palustris **   Eleocharis palustris **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 6 Eleocharis tenuis Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 7 Lolium pratense Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 8 Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 9 Carex stipata Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 10 Ranunculus acris var. acris Ranunculus acris var. acris **   Ranunculus acris var. acris **   Ranunculus acris var. acris **   Ranunculus acris var. acris **   Ranunculus acris var. acris **   Ranunculus acris var. acris **   Ranunculus acris var. acris **   Ranunculus acris var. acris **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 11 Galium tinctorium Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 12 Carex echinata ssp. echinata Carex echinata ssp. echinata **   Carex echinata ssp. echinata **   Carex echinata ssp. echinata **   Carex echinata ssp. echinata **   Carex echinata ssp. echinata **   Carex echinata ssp. echinata **   Carex echinata ssp. echinata **   Carex echinata ssp. echinata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 13 Geum rivale Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 14 Glyceria striata Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Mentha arvensis Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 Holcus lanatus Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Juncus Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Carex granularis Carex granularis **   Carex granularis **   Carex granularis **   Carex granularis **   Carex granularis **   Carex granularis **   Carex granularis **   Carex granularis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Carex lurida Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Epilobium leptophyllum Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Polemonium vanbruntiae Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Caltha palustris var. palustris Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Rhamnus alnifolia Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Emergent 0.5 m 1 m 0 % Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 100 % Short Shrub
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