095-TUCK-0009
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-TUCK-0009
Author Observation Code	095-TUCK-0009
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Tucker 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	1209 m
Slope Aspect	10 º
Slope Gradient	0.5 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Patches of Carex canescens are separated by a narrow zone of Calamagrostis canadensis along the stream. Other patches away from stream include Carex folliculata and seepage slopes with shrubs and scattered spruce.;Plot is about 10 meters from small watered creek which drains a huge herbaceous wetland. The plot is located near the downstream end of the opening. The community is repeated in same position across creek. Herbaceous community with Carex canescens over Cranberries, and mosses. Very small hummocks, almost flat ground with the appearance of a lawn.
Representativeness	Small patch of Carex canescens over Sphagnum. It has very even species distribution. This is a rare community in West Virginia. The only other place we have seen it thus far is at Big Run Bog.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	99 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-Jul-2004
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	Carex canescens - Vaccinium oxycoccos / Sphagnum - Polytrichum herbaceous peatland

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 Carex canescens Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Herbaceous 40 %         -none- 2 Vaccinium oxycoccos Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 3 Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 4 Photinia pyrifolia Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 5 Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 6 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 7 Gentiana linearis Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Carex folliculata Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Carex folliculata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 10 Sphagnum papillosum Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Nonvascular 45 %         -none- 11 Sphagnum fallax Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Nonvascular 45 %         -none- 12 Polytrichum strictum Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Nonvascular 30 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 60 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 100 %
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