095-RAND-0018
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-RAND-0018
Author Observation Code	095-RAND-0018
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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: Randolph region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1065 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Sinkhole
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	In both directions opens up to wetter woodlands with cottongrass.;Hummocky swamp forest in a band between 2 more open bog woodlands. Hydrology probably never inundated but subsurface saturation would likely qualify this as a wetland. Dryer site conditions may also be conducive to formation of closed canopy. Forest is strongly dominated by Picea rubens over bryophytes. Supposedly perched on Greenbrier limestone but material soil is acidic.
Representativeness	Plot represents dry end of spruce swamp which occurs in bands here between more open areas.
Hydrologic Regime	saturated
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	99 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	31-Aug-2005
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
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	Picea rubens / Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium hummock wetland

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 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 50 %         -none- 2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 5 %         -none- 3 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Canopy 5 %         -none- 4 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         -none- 5 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         -none- 6 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         -none- 7 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 8 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 **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 11 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Carex brunnescens Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Lycopodium obscurum Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 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 0.5 %         -none- 18 Carex trisperma var. trisperma Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Herbaceous 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Gaultheria hispidula Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Lycopodium dendroideum Lycopodium dendroideum **   Lycopodium dendroideum **   Lycopodium dendroideum **   Lycopodium dendroideum **   Lycopodium dendroideum **   Lycopodium dendroideum **   Lycopodium dendroideum **   Lycopodium dendroideum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 26 Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 27 Cladina Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 28 Polytrichum strictum Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 29 Polytrichum pallidisetum Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 30 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 31 Hypnum imponens Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 32 Sphagnum rubellum Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 33 Aulacomnium palustre Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 34 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 35 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tree 70 %         -none- 36 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tree 10 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 3 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 30 %
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