EPA.3.14
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA.3.14
Author Observation Code	EPA.3.14.2006
Original Data Location	This observation was uploaded from NatureServe's Ecological Observations Database (EcoObs), version 27 May 2016. Some data values may be midpoints of EcoObs classes (e.g. stratum height, slope, aspect).
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Confidentiality Status	10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
Latitude	39.8 º
Longitude	-79.9 º
Author Location	Friendship Hill NHS
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangle
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	257 m
Slope Aspect	1 º
Landscape Narrative	first bottom flat
Representativeness	typical of monongahela forested floodplain at Friendship Hill; silver maple, sycamore overstory; pawpaw understory; heavily invaded by Japanese stilt grass, gill over the ground; very large trees; narrow floodplain
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0.06 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Jul-2006
Observation End Date	12-Jul-2006
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Classification, Assessment, and Protection of Floodplains of the Susquehanna and Ohio Drainages
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Floodplain first bottom

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 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Canopy 63 %         -none- 2 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Canopy 2 %         -none- 3 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 4 Acer negundo Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder ACNE2 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder ACNE2 Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 5 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw ASTR Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw ASTR Sub-Canopy 38 %         -none- 6 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 7 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw ASTR Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw ASTR Tall Shrub 63 %         -none- 8 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 9 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Herbaceous 88 %         -none- 10 Glechoma hederacea Glechoma hederacea L. Glechoma hederacea ground ivy GLHE2 Glechoma hederacea L. Glechoma hederacea ground ivy GLHE2 Herbaceous 63 %         -none- 11 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem VEAL Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem VEAL Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 12 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica Willd. Leersia virginica whitegrass LEVI2 Leersia virginica Willd. Leersia virginica whitegrass LEVI2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 13 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 14 Elymus riparius Elymus riparius Wiegand Elymus riparius riverbank wildrye ELRI Elymus riparius Wiegand Elymus riparius riverbank wildrye ELRI Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 15 Impatiens Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not IMPAT Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not IMPAT Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Polygonum cespitosum Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq. Polygonum cespitosum Oriental lady's thumb POCE4 Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq. Polygonum cespitosum Oriental lady's thumb POCE4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Viola sororia Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet VISO Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet VISO Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard ALPE4 Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard ALPE4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Circaea lutetiana Circaea lutetiana L. Circaea lutetiana broadleaf enchanter's nightshade CILU Circaea lutetiana L. Circaea lutetiana broadleaf enchanter's nightshade CILU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Cynoglossum officinale Cynoglossum officinale L. Cynoglossum officinale gypsyflower CYOF Cynoglossum officinale L. Cynoglossum officinale gypsyflower CYOF Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium clandestinum deertongue DICL Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium clandestinum deertongue DICL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Dulichium arundinaceum Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton Dulichium arundinaceum threeway sedge DUAR3 Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton Dulichium arundinaceum threeway sedge DUAR3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev Festuca subverticillata nodding fescue FESU3 Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev Festuca subverticillata nodding fescue FESU3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis Willd. Juncus tenuis poverty rush JUTE Juncus tenuis Willd. Juncus tenuis poverty rush JUTE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Muhlenbergia Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly MUHLE Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly MUHLE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Poa saltuensis Poa saltuensis Fernald & Wiegand Poa saltuensis oldpasture bluegrass POSA Poa saltuensis Fernald & Wiegand Poa saltuensis oldpasture bluegrass POSA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Bidens Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks BIDEN Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks BIDEN Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes A. Gray Poa alsodes grove bluegrass POAL3 Poa alsodes A. Gray Poa alsodes grove bluegrass POAL3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw ASTR Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw ASTR Short Shrub 38 %         -none- 31 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Short Shrub 38 %         -none- 32 Fraxinus Fraxinus L. Fraxinus ash FRAXI Fraxinus L. Fraxinus ash FRAXI Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 33 Aesculus glabra Aesculus glabra Willd. Aesculus glabra Ohio buckeye AEGL Aesculus glabra Willd. Aesculus glabra Ohio buckeye AEGL Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 34 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora Thunb. Rosa multiflora multiflora rose ROMU Rosa multiflora Thunb. Rosa multiflora multiflora rose ROMU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 35 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina L. Vitis vulpina frost grape VIVU Vitis vulpina L. Vitis vulpina frost grape VIVU Vine/Liana 0.5 %         -none- 36 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Vine/Liana 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   18 m 80 % Sub-Canopy   8 m 40 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 60 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 70 % Herbaceous   1.5 m 90 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 % Vine/Liana
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