095-AUSP-0002
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-AUSP-0002
Author Observation Code	095-AUSP-0002
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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: Barbour region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	511 m
Slope Aspect	22 º
Slope Gradient	4 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	The plot is located within the boundary of Audra State Park. On the bank above the plot is a thin patch of Hemlock flood plain forest. There is a sandy depositional bank 30 m upstream and across the river.;Frequently flooded boulder pile located along a slower stretch of the Middle Fork River. There are signs of trampling on the vegetation and some garbage in the plot. The patch is mostly open with short shrubs dominating, however, there are 2 large T3 Fraxinus in the center of the plot.
Representativeness	Plot sized patch of river scoured shrub prairie. Similar to patches sampled on the Gauley, Meadow, Tygart, and New Rivers.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	75 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Jun-2009
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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Rhododendron arborescens - Carpinus caroliniana / Ionactis linariifolius - Solidago simplex shrubland

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 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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 **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 3 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 4 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Rhododendron arborescens Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 10 Rhododendron arborescens Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 11 Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 12 Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 13 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 14 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 16 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 17 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Ceanothus Ceanothus **   Ceanothus **   Ceanothus **   Ceanothus **   Ceanothus **   Ceanothus **   Ceanothus **   Ceanothus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Quercus coccinea var. coccinea Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Ionactis linariifolius Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene Ionactis linariifolius flaxleaf whitetop aster Ionactis linariifolius **   Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene Ionactis linariifolius flaxleaf whitetop aster Ionactis linariifolius **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 26 Unknown Grass Unknown Grass **   Unknown Grass **   Unknown Grass **   Unknown Grass **   Unknown Grass **   Unknown Grass **   Unknown Grass **   Unknown Grass **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 27 Solidago gigantea Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 28 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 29 Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 30 Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Coreopsis tripteris Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Thelypteris noveboracensis Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Trifolium repens Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Plantago rugelii var. rugelii Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Linum striatum Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 50 Symphyotrichum pilosum Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 51 Hypoxis hirsuta Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 52 Eurybia schreberi Eurybia schreberi **   Eurybia schreberi **   Eurybia schreberi **   Eurybia schreberi **   Eurybia schreberi **   Eurybia schreberi **   Eurybia schreberi **   Eurybia schreberi **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 53 Atrichum Atrichum **   Atrichum **   Atrichum **   Atrichum **   Atrichum **   Atrichum **   Atrichum **   Atrichum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 54 Xanthoparmelia Xanthoparmelia **   Xanthoparmelia **   Xanthoparmelia **   Xanthoparmelia **   Xanthoparmelia **   Xanthoparmelia **   Xanthoparmelia **   Xanthoparmelia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 55 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Tree 10 %         -none- 56 Rhododendron arborescens Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Tree 4 %         -none- 57 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Tree 2 %         -none- 58 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tree 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 3 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Tree       Nonvascular     3 %
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