095-POCA-0015
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-POCA-0015
Author Observation Code	095-POCA-0015
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1105 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Scirpus cyperinus with patches of willow surround this community., which is in a 50-acre cattle exclosure. Outside the exclosure is grazed pastureland.;Clonal patch of Rhamnus alnifolia with abundant tall herbs and graminoids. Patch is adjacent to E6 stream. Young round patches of willow dot the perimeter of this community. 50-acre cattle exclosure was constructed 6 years ago. Since the exclosue was built 6 years ago, exotics have decreased markedly. Presence of peat in the deeper soil probably represents the deep organic soils present in the original swamp. Clay layers may be result of 100 years of cattle trampling.
Representativeness	This clonal patch is expanding since the exclosure was built. It may once have been a component of a balsam fir - spruce swamp on this site 100 years ago.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	100 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Aug-2005
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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Rhamnus alnifolia shrub swamp

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 Salix sericea Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 2 Rhamnus alnifolia Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Short Shrub 50 %         -none- 3 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 15 %         -none- 4 Chelone glabra Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Herbaceous 15 %         -none- 5 Carex stipata Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 6 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 6 %         -none- 7 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 8 Carex cristatella Carex cristatella **   Carex cristatella **   Carex cristatella **   Carex cristatella **   Carex cristatella **   Carex cristatella **   Carex cristatella **   Carex cristatella **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 9 Galium asprellum Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 10 Glyceria canadensis Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 11 Polemonium vanbruntiae Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 12 Carex lurida Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 13 Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 14 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 2 %         -none- 15 Verbena hastata var. hastata Verbena hastata var. hastata **   Verbena hastata var. hastata **   Verbena hastata var. hastata **   Verbena hastata var. hastata **   Verbena hastata var. hastata **   Verbena hastata var. hastata **   Verbena hastata var. hastata **   Verbena hastata var. hastata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Carex gynandra Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Agrostis hyemalis Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Geum rivale Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Geum rivale **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Carex vulpinoidea Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Phleum pratense Phleum pratense **   Phleum pratense **   Phleum pratense **   Phleum pratense **   Phleum pratense **   Phleum pratense **   Phleum pratense **   Phleum pratense **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Epilobium leptophyllum Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Brachythecium salebrosum Brachythecium salebrosum **   Brachythecium salebrosum **   Brachythecium salebrosum **   Brachythecium salebrosum **   Brachythecium salebrosum **   Brachythecium salebrosum **   Brachythecium salebrosum **   Brachythecium salebrosum **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 60 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 50 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 1 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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