095-POCA-0017
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-POCA-0017
Author Observation Code	095-POCA-0017
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pocahontas region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	760 m
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	siltstone
Landscape Narrative	Towards river is riverscour zone w/ sapling Sycamore and St. John's Wort. On higher terraces is Oak - Sugar Maple and White Pine - Sugar on old fields. Very full White Pine w/ Carex woodii in herb layer.;Riverfront stand of Betula nigra on swales and berms which parallel the river. Betula are arching and extend out towards river. Active deposition zone on point bar with sandy, sticky alluvium and flotsam piles. Apparently a single cohort of Betula (although some in S2) - may now be kept open by sedimentation (??).
Representativeness	Centered on two rows of Betula nigra. Stand is 3x times plot with variation along elevation gradient of swales, berms.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	69 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-May-2008
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	Betula nigra / Carex emoryi riverside 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 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Canopy 65 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 41 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 41 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 42 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 50 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 50 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 56 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 58 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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 **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Fraxinus Fraxinus **   Fraxinus **   Fraxinus **   Fraxinus **   Fraxinus **   Fraxinus **   Fraxinus **   Fraxinus **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 6 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 7 Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Carya Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 10 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 11 Carex stricta Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 12 Heracleum maximum Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 13 Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 14 Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 15 Teucrium canadense Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 16 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 17 Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Carex gracilescens Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Solidago gigantea Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Veratrum viride Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Cardamine bulbosa Cardamine bulbosa **   Cardamine bulbosa **   Cardamine bulbosa **   Cardamine bulbosa **   Cardamine bulbosa **   Cardamine bulbosa **   Cardamine bulbosa **   Cardamine bulbosa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Glechoma hederacea Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Leucanthemum vulgare Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata **   Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata **   Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata **   Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata **   Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata **   Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata **   Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata **   Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Carex amphibola Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Elymus Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Geum Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Ranunculus repens Ranunculus repens **   Ranunculus repens **   Ranunculus repens **   Ranunculus repens **   Ranunculus repens **   Ranunculus repens **   Ranunculus repens **   Ranunculus repens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Rumex Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Carex gracillima Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 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- 46 Oxalis Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 50 Thalictrum Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 51 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 52 Valerianella Valerianella **   Valerianella **   Valerianella **   Valerianella **   Valerianella **   Valerianella **   Valerianella **   Valerianella **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 53 Cardamine pensylvanica Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 54 Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 55 Thelypteris noveboracensis Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 56 Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia **   Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia **   Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia **   Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia **   Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia **   Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia **   Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia **   Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 57 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 58 Hydrocotyle americana Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 59 Clematis Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 60 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 61 Barbarea vulgaris Barbarea vulgaris **   Barbarea vulgaris **   Barbarea vulgaris **   Barbarea vulgaris **   Barbarea vulgaris **   Barbarea vulgaris **   Barbarea vulgaris **   Barbarea vulgaris **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 62 Fragaria vesca Fragaria vesca **   Fragaria vesca **   Fragaria vesca **   Fragaria vesca **   Fragaria vesca **   Fragaria vesca **   Fragaria vesca **   Fragaria vesca **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 63 Tussilago farfara Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 64 Climacium americanum Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 65 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 60 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Tall Shrub       Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 5 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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